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PRONUNCIATION OF ETYMOLOGIZE

etymologize  [ˌɛtɪˈmɒləˌdʒaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ETYMOLOGIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Etymologize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb etymologize in English.

WHAT DOES ETYMOLOGIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of etymologize in the English dictionary

The definition of etymologize in the dictionary is to trace, state, or suggest the etymology of.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ETYMOLOGIZE

PRESENT

Present
I etymologize
you etymologize
he/she/it etymologizes
we etymologize
you etymologize
they etymologize
Present continuous
I am etymologizing
you are etymologizing
he/she/it is etymologizing
we are etymologizing
you are etymologizing
they are etymologizing
Present perfect
I have etymologized
you have etymologized
he/she/it has etymologized
we have etymologized
you have etymologized
they have etymologized
Present perfect continuous
I have been etymologizing
you have been etymologizing
he/she/it has been etymologizing
we have been etymologizing
you have been etymologizing
they have been etymologizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I etymologized
you etymologized
he/she/it etymologized
we etymologized
you etymologized
they etymologized
Past continuous
I was etymologizing
you were etymologizing
he/she/it was etymologizing
we were etymologizing
you were etymologizing
they were etymologizing
Past perfect
I had etymologized
you had etymologized
he/she/it had etymologized
we had etymologized
you had etymologized
they had etymologized
Past perfect continuous
I had been etymologizing
you had been etymologizing
he/she/it had been etymologizing
we had been etymologizing
you had been etymologizing
they had been etymologizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will etymologize
you will etymologize
he/she/it will etymologize
we will etymologize
you will etymologize
they will etymologize
Future continuous
I will be etymologizing
you will be etymologizing
he/she/it will be etymologizing
we will be etymologizing
you will be etymologizing
they will be etymologizing
Future perfect
I will have etymologized
you will have etymologized
he/she/it will have etymologized
we will have etymologized
you will have etymologized
they will have etymologized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been etymologizing
you will have been etymologizing
he/she/it will have been etymologizing
we will have been etymologizing
you will have been etymologizing
they will have been etymologizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would etymologize
you would etymologize
he/she/it would etymologize
we would etymologize
you would etymologize
they would etymologize
Conditional continuous
I would be etymologizing
you would be etymologizing
he/she/it would be etymologizing
we would be etymologizing
you would be etymologizing
they would be etymologizing
Conditional perfect
I would have etymologize
you would have etymologize
he/she/it would have etymologize
we would have etymologize
you would have etymologize
they would have etymologize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been etymologizing
you would have been etymologizing
he/she/it would have been etymologizing
we would have been etymologizing
you would have been etymologizing
they would have been etymologizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you etymologize
we let´s etymologize
you etymologize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to etymologize
Past participle
etymologized
Present Participle
etymologizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ETYMOLOGIZE


analogize
əˈnæləˌdʒaɪz
anthologize
ænˈθɒləˌdʒaɪz
apologize
əˈpɒləˌdʒaɪz
de-energize
diːˈɛnəˌdʒaɪz
demythologise
ˌdiːmɪˈθɒləˌdʒaɪz
demythologize
ˌdiːmɪˈθɒləˌdʒaɪz
energize
ˈɛnəˌdʒaɪz
eulogize
ˈjuːləˌdʒaɪz
geologise
dʒɪˈɒləˌdʒaɪz
geologize
dʒɪˈɒləˌdʒaɪz
lethargize
ˈleθəˌdʒaɪz
mineralogize
ˌmɪnəˈræləˌdʒaɪz
mythologize
mɪˈθɒləˌdʒaɪz
neologise
nɪˈɒləˌdʒaɪz
paralogize
pəˈræləˌdʒaɪz
reenergize
riːˈenəˌdʒaɪz
syllogize
ˈsɪləˌdʒaɪz
synergize
ˈsɪnəˌdʒaɪz
tautologize
tɔːˈtɒləˌdʒaɪz
technologize
tekˈnɒləˌdʒaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ETYMOLOGIZE

ettercap
ettin
ettle
ETU
ETV
ety.
etym.
etyma
etymic
etymol.
etymological
etymologically
etymologicon
etymologicum
etymologies
etymologise
etymologist
etymology
etymon
etypic

WORDS THAT END LIKE ETYMOLOGIZE

catalogize
chronologize
dialogize
diphthongize
elegize
epilogize
homologize
monologize
monophthongize
neologize
pathologize
phrenologize
prologize
psychologize
remythologize
strategize
theologize

Synonyms and antonyms of etymologize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «etymologize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ETYMOLOGIZE

Find out the translation of etymologize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of etymologize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «etymologize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

etymologize
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

etymologize
570 millions of speakers

English

etymologize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

etymologize
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

etymologize
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

этимологизировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

etymologize
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

etymologize
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spécialiser en étymologie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Etimologi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

etymologize
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

etymologize
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Etymologize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tìm ngư nguyên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

etymologize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Etymologize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

etymologize
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dare l´etimologia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

etymologize
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

етимологізувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

etymologize
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ετυμολογεί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

etymologie studeer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

etymologize
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

etymologize
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of etymologize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ETYMOLOGIZE»

The term «etymologize» is normally little used and occupies the 141.859 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ETYMOLOGIZE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about etymologize

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ETYMOLOGIZE»

Discover the use of etymologize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to etymologize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Christian review and clerical magazine
For instance, TaSpoc. However, our object, at present, is not to etymologize, but to construe. — Choose your own place. C. Bradford Brereton, Esq. Allow me first, sir, if you please, just to make a memorandum of that word, in my pocket-book.
2
Inside Consumption: Consumer Motives, Goals, and Desires
Jakobson writes of this process in the context of linguistics and, following Gabelentz, notes how with the acquisition of a mother tongue, intuition and feeling etymologize without regard for historical linguistics. That is, native speakers of a ...
S. Ratneshwar, David Glen Mick, 2005
3
The Theory of English Lexicography, 1530-1791
To Etymologize, to give an account of the Derivation of Words. 1721 Bailey: Etymology, (Etymologie, F. Etymologia, L. of etymologia, Gr.) is a Part of Grammar shewing the Original of Words in order to distinguish their true Meaning and ...
Tetsuro Hayashi, 1978
4
Sequel to The analytical reader: in which the original ...
in which the original design is extended, so as to embrace an explanation of phrases and figurative language Samuel Putnam. Shen. We won't etymologize, if you please, Mr. Daniel. Lud. (Reads.) " Though rarely seen by mortal eye, When the ...
Samuel Putnam, 1836
5
Names and Nature in Plato's Cratylus
One isPlato's readiness to etymologize elsewhere—including contexts which are certainly later thantheCratylus, andwhose seriousness is undisputed.59In the Laws,forinstance, Platotwice seems to etymologize nomos, 'law', relating it to nous, ...
Rachel Barney, 2003
6
Grammatical Literature
Never is one to abandon the effort to etymologize (II 1). And etymologize he does: kaksa 'armpit' is derived from ~^gah 'plunge into' with the suffix ksa; or fromj/ khyd 'make known' with redundant reduplication: 'what is there worth seeing?
Hartmut Scharfe, 1977
7
Patterns of Change - Change of Patterns: Linguistic Change ...
The making of “etymologies” by that or any other name is part of the metalinguistic techniques or operations of language speakers around the world, and has been since the documentation of human language. The urge to etymologize, like the ...
Philip Baldi, 1991
8
Linguistic Change and Reconstruction Methodology
The urge to etymologize, like the cognate urge to pun, is deeply rooted in the human psyche; it is part of man's impulse to have power over his language, and thereby over the world it symbolizes. An etymology removes the arbitrary nature from ...
Philip Baldi, 1990
9
Forgotten Paths: Etymology and the Allegorical Mindset
... its material signifier (ulh~), unlike the grammatikoi, who instead “etymologize” by claiming a priority of the signifier over the signified. “Plato, who in his etymologies [etumhgoriai~] despises matter [ulh~] and adheres above all to form [ eido~], ...
Davide Del Bello, 2007
10
Studies in Etymology and Etiology: With Emphasis on ...
Thus, pastrami in Turkish is literally more or less 'pressed [meat]'.30 Again I will play devil's advocate with myself: speakers of language x may borrow a word from language y, find it unanalyzable, folk-etymologize it as if it were composed of ...
David L. Gold, Antonio Lillo Buades, Félix Rodríguez González, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ETYMOLOGIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term etymologize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Approaching the big bad word “bad”
One of the toughest words to etymologize is dog. We notice that it shares its structure with dig, big, bug, and the rest. Don't visualize ancient ... «OUPblog, Jun 15»
2
Top 10 University Student Slang Words in Popular Nigerian English
Slang terms are notoriously difficult to periodize and etymologize because they are usually first primarily spoken for a long time before they are ... «AllAfrica.com, Oct 14»
3
Potted histories: Welsh rabbit
John Ayto in his A Diner's Dictionary writes that rarebit was probably “an attempt to folk-etymologize [the name] – that is, to reinterpret the odd ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 13»
4
Two English apr-words, part 1: 'April'
Referring to Apru is the only way to etymologize April as “the month of Venus” (Venus being the Roman counterpart of the Greek goddess). «OUPblog, Aug 12»
5
The Sinister Influence of the Left Hand
The reason may be that such words are sometimes slangy, and slang is notoriously hard to etymologize. Our guides—“weak,” ”bent downward ... «OUPblog, Sep 10»
6
Break and Other Br- Words
The hardest word to etymologize is bracken. Brake “fern” surfaced in the 14th century and may be a shortening of bracken, recorded at ... «OUPblog, Jun 10»
7
Old Slang: Rogue
Slang words are so hard to etymologize because they are usually isolated, while language historians prefer to work with sound ... «OUPblog, May 10»
8
The Dubious History of Pun (Pun Among Other Pungent Words)
From the outset, two forms have competed in attempts to etymologize pun: French pointe and Engl. pun “to pound,” the latter from Old Engl. «OUPblog, Feb 10»
9
The Evasive Yeoman
However, first a brief overview of the previous attempts to etymologize it is in order. Perhaps, it was said, yeo- is related to Middle Engl. yemen ... «OUPblog, Jun 09»
10
In the Tank
The mission of today's irenic, postpartisan column is to define and etymologize the mysterious phrase. The primary meaning is evident from the ... «New York Times, Apr 08»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Etymologize [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/etymologize>. Apr 2024 ».
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