ETYMOLOGISE

etymologize, etymologise

(verb) construct the history of words

etymologize, etymologise

(verb) give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word); “The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly”; “Although he is not trained in this, his hobby is etymologizing”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

etymologise (third-person singular simple present etymologises, present participle etymologising, simple past and past participle etymologised)

Non-Oxford British standard spelling of etymologize.

Anagrams

• etymologies

Source: Wiktionary



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25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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