anagrammatize

 [an-uh-gram-uh-tahyz]  

an·a·gram·ma·tize

   [an-uh-gram-uh-tahyz]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), an·a·gram·ma·tized, an·a·gram·ma·tiz·ing.
to transpose into an anagram.
Also, especially British, an·a·gram·ma·tise.

Origin:
1585–95; < Greek anagrammatízein to transpose letters, equivalent to ana- ana- + grammat- (stem of grámma) letter + -izein -ize

Related forms
an·a·gram·ma·tism  [an-uh-gram-uh-tiz-uhm] , noun
an·a·gram·ma·tist, noun
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Anagrammatize has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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anagrammatize or anagrammatise (ˌænəˈɡræməˌtaɪz)
 
—vb
to arrange into an anagram
 
anagrammatise or anagrammatise
 
—vb
 
ana'grammatism or anagrammatise
 
—n
 
ana'grammatist or anagrammatise
 
—n

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