Definition of Etymologize

Et`y`mol´o`gize   Pronunciation: ~jīz
v. t.1.To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word.
1.To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots.
How perilous it is to etymologize at random.
- Trench.


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derive, educe, etymologise, etymology


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