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Webster 1913 Edition
Philologize
Phi-lol′o-gize
,Verb.
 I.
 To study, or make critical comments on, language. 
Evelyn.
 Webster 1828 Edition
Philologize
PHILOL'OGIZE
,Verb.
I.
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philologize
philologize
English
Verb
philologize (third-person singular simple present philologizes, present participle philologizing, simple past and past participle philologized)
-  To study, or make critical comments on, language.
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