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ETYMOLOGIZE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does etymologize mean?
• ETYMOLOGIZE (verb)
The verb ETYMOLOGIZE has 2 senses:
1. give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)
2. construct the history of words
Familiarity information: ETYMOLOGIZE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
etymologise; etymologize
Context example:
Although he is not trained in this, his hobby is etymologizing
Hypernyms (to "etymologize" is one way to...):
derive; educe (develop or evolve from a latent or potential state)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
etymology (the study of the sources and development of words)
etymology (a history of a word)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Construct the history of words
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
etymologise; etymologize
Hypernyms (to "etymologize" is one way to...):
construct; reconstruct; retrace (reassemble mentally)
Domain category:
linguistics (the scientific study of language)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
etymologizing ((historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase)
etymology (the study of the sources and development of words)
etymology (a history of a word)
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