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etymologise

DEFINITIONS OF: etymologise

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v give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)

Synonyms:
etymologize
Type of:
derive, educe
develop or evolve from a latent or potential state

v construct the history of words

Synonyms:
etymologize
Type of:
construct, reconstruct, retrace
reassemble mentally
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