etymologize

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(et′ə mol′ə jīz′)


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et•y•mol•o•gize  (et′ə mol′ə jīz′),USA pronunciation v., -gized, -giz•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. Linguisticsto trace the history of (a word).

v.i. 
  1. Linguisticsto study etymology.
  2. Linguisticsto give or suggest the etymology of words.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] et′y•mol′o•gise′. 
  • Late Latin etymologizāre. See etymology, -ize
  • 1520–30
et′y•mol′o•giz′a•ble, adj. 

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