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et·y·mol·o·gize
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ˌɛt
əˈmɒl
əˌdʒaɪz
/
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verb,
et·y·mol·o·gized,
et·y·mol·o·giz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to trace the history of (a word).
verb (used without object)
2.
to study
etymology
.
3.
to give or suggest the
etymology
of words.
Also,
especially British,
et·y·mol·o·gise.
Origin:
1520–30;
<
Late Latin
etymologizāre.
See
etymology
,
-ize
Related forms
et·y·mol·o·giz·a·ble,
adjective
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etymologize
or
etymologise
(ˌɛtɪˈmɒləˌdʒaɪz)
—
vb
to trace, state, or suggest the etymology of (a word)
etymologise
or
etymologise
—
vb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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