GEOLOGIZE

Etymology

Verb

geologize (third-person singular simple present geologizes, present participle geologizing, simple past and past participle geologized)

To study the geology of a location in the field.

Source: Wiktionary


Ge*ol"o*gize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Geologized; p. pr. & vb. n. Geologizing.]

Definition: To study geology or make geological investigations in the field; to discourse as a geologist. During midsummer geologized a little in Shropshire. Darwin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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