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Webster 1913 Edition


Etymologize

Etˊy-mol′o-gize

(-jīz)
,
Verb.
T.
[Cf. F.
étymologiser
.]
To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word.
Camden

Etˊy-mol′o-gize

,
Verb.
T.
To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots.
How perilous it is to
etymologize
at random.
Trench.

Webster 1828 Edition


Etymologize

ETYMOL'OGIZE

,
Verb.
I.
To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots.