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etymologize definition

ety·molo·gize (-jīz′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb etymologized -·gized′, etymologizing -·giz′·ing

to trace the etymology of, or give or suggest an etymology for (a word or words)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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