- etymologize
- verb (-gized; -gizing) Date: circa 1530 transitive verb to discover, formulate, or state an etymology for intransitive verb to study or formulate etymologies
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Etymologize — Et y*mol o*gize, v. t. To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots. [1913 Webster] How perilous it is to etymologize at random. Trench. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Etymologize — Et y*mol o*gize ( j[imac]z), v. t. [Cf. F. [ e]tymologiser.] To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word. Camden [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
etymologize — 1530s; see ETYMOLOGY (Cf. etymology) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Etymologized; etymologizing … Etymology dictionary
etymologize — (Amer.) v. construct history or derive etymology of words (also etymologise) … English contemporary dictionary
etymologize — [et΄ə mäl′əjīz΄] vt., vi. etymologized, etymologizing to trace the etymology of, or give or suggest an etymology for (a word or words) … English World dictionary
etymologize — etymologizable, adj. /et euh mol euh juyz /, v., etymologized, etymologizing. v.t. 1. to trace the history of (a word). v.i. 2. to study etymology. 3. to give or suggest the etymology of words. Also, esp. Brit., etymologise. [1520 30; < LL… … Universalium
etymologize — verb to find or provide etymology for a word, to find etymon for a given word See Also: etymology, etymon, etymologist … Wiktionary
etymologize — et·y·mol·o·gize … English syllables
etymologize — et•y•mol•o•gize [[t]ˌɛt əˈmɒl əˌdʒaɪz[/t]] v. gized, giz•ing 1) ling. to trace the history of (a word) 2) ling. to give the etymology of words 3) ling. to study etymology • Etymology: 1520–30; < LL … From formal English to slang
etymologize — v. (also ise) 1 tr. give or trace the etymology of. 2 intr. study etymology. Etymology: med.L etymologizare f. L etymologia (as ETYMOLOGY) … Useful english dictionary
