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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

folk-etymologize en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To introduce or develop a folk etymology.
  2. (transitive) To explain the etymology of a word as folk etymology.

Forms

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folk-etymologized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
folk-etymologized Tense=Past lexicographic
folk-etymologizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
folk etymologize alternative lexicographic
folk-etymologizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic