entomologize en · VERB
Etymology
From entomology + -ize.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To collect specimens in the study of entomology.
This is our favourite spot for entomologizing, when the sun outside altogether forbids the least exertion.
1871, Charles Kingsley, “A Letter from a West Indian Cottage Ornée”, in At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies. […], volume I, London; New York, N.Y.: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC, page 163:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| entomologizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| entomologise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| entomologized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| entomologized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| entomologizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |