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etymologise

/ etymologise /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
construct the history of words
Type of:
reconstruct construct retrace
Derived:
etymology deriving derivation etymologizing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
linguistics
verb Sense 2
give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)
"The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly"
"Although he is not trained in this, his hobby is etymologizing"
Type of:
derive educe
Derived:
etymology
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
45%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
10
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

reconstruct construct retrace derive educe