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re-etymologize en · VERB

Etymology

Back-formation from re-etymologization; re- + etymologize.

Meanings

  1. To modify a word's phonological form in accordance with a reanalysis.

Forms

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

Relateds

re-etymologization