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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)play

2. construct the history of wordsplay

  Familiarity information: ETYMOLOGIZE used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ETYMOLOGIZE (verb)


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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