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etymologize
et·y·mol·o·gize E0233700 (ĕt′ə-mŏl′ə-jīz′)v. et·y·mol·o·gized, et·y·mol·o·giz·ing, et·y·mol·o·giz·es v.tr. To trace and state the etymology of.v.intr. To give or suggest the etymology of a word.etymologize (ˌɛtɪˈmɒləˌdʒaɪz) or etymologisevb (Linguistics) to trace, state, or suggest the etymology of (a word)et•y•mol•o•gize (ˌɛt əˈmɒl əˌdʒaɪz)
v. -gized, -giz•ing. v.t. 1. to trace the history of (a word). v.i. 2. to give the etymology of words. 3. to study etymology. [1520–30; < Late Latin] etymologize
Past participle: etymologized
Gerund: etymologizing
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| etymologize | | etymologize |
| Present |
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| I etymologize | | you etymologize | | he/she/it etymologizes | | we etymologize | | you etymologize | | they etymologize |
| Preterite |
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| I etymologized | | you etymologized | | he/she/it etymologized | | we etymologized | | you etymologized | | they etymologized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am etymologizing | | you are etymologizing | | he/she/it is etymologizing | | we are etymologizing | | you are etymologizing | | they are etymologizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have etymologized | | you have etymologized | | he/she/it has etymologized | | we have etymologized | | you have etymologized | | they have etymologized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was etymologizing | | you were etymologizing | | he/she/it was etymologizing | | we were etymologizing | | you were etymologizing | | they were etymologizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had etymologized | | you had etymologized | | he/she/it had etymologized | | we had etymologized | | you had etymologized | | they had etymologized |
| Future |
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| I will etymologize | | you will etymologize | | he/she/it will etymologize | | we will etymologize | | you will etymologize | | they will etymologize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have etymologized | | you will have etymologized | | he/she/it will have etymologized | | we will have etymologized | | you will have etymologized | | they will have etymologized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be etymologizing | | you will be etymologizing | | he/she/it will be etymologizing | | we will be etymologizing | | you will be etymologizing | | they will be etymologizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been etymologizing | | you have been etymologizing | | he/she/it has been etymologizing | | we have been etymologizing | | you have been etymologizing | | they have been etymologizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been etymologizing | | you will have been etymologizing | | he/she/it will have been etymologizing | | we will have been etymologizing | | you will have been etymologizing | | they will have been etymologizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been etymologizing | | you had been etymologizing | | he/she/it had been etymologizing | | we had been etymologizing | | you had been etymologizing | | they had been etymologizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would etymologize | | you would etymologize | | he/she/it would etymologize | | we would etymologize | | you would etymologize | | they would etymologize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have etymologized | | you would have etymologized | | he/she/it would have etymologized | | we would have etymologized | | you would have etymologized | | they would have etymologized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | etymologize - 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"etymologiseeduce, derive - develop or evolve from a latent or potential state | | 2. | etymologize - construct the history of wordsetymologiselinguistics - the scientific study of languagereconstruct, retrace, construct - reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago" |
etymologize
Synonyms for etymologizeverb give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)SynonymsRelated Wordsverb construct the history of wordsSynonymsRelated Words- linguistics
- reconstruct
- retrace
- construct
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