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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.