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Etymologize
Pronunciation : Et`y*mol"o*gize
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. F. ?tymologiser.]
Definition : Defn: To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word. Camden
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Et`y*mol"o*gize
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots. How perilous it is to etymologize at random. Trench.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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