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English verb: etymologise | |||
| 1. | etymologise (communication) give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word) | ||
| Samples | The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly. Although he is not trained in this, his hobby is etymologizing. | ||
| Synonyms | etymologize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | derive, educe | ||
| 2. | etymologise (cognition) construct the history of words | ||
| Synonyms | etymologize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | construct, reconstruct, retrace | ||
| Domain category | linguistics | ||
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