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re-etymologize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-e-t-y-mol-o-gize
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
7
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

re-etymologizes (present, singular) re-etymologizing (participle, present) re-etymologized (participle, past) re-etymologized (past) reetymologize (alternative)

Phrases

re-etymologization

Frequently Paired Words

re-etymologization

Questions

What does re-etymologize mean?
To modify a word's phonological form in accordance with a reanalysis.
Where does re-etymologize come from?
Back-formation from re-etymologization; re- + etymologize.

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