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anonymize

/ənˈɑnəmˌaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
anonymize
IPA
/ənˈɑnəmˌaɪz/
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make or render anonymous (especially to remove personally identifying data).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma) Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos)bor. Late Latin anonymusbor. English anonymous Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English anonymize From anonymous + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

anonymizes (present, singular) anonymizing (participle, present) anonymized (participle, past) anonymized (past) anonymise (alternative, UK)

Derived Forms

anonymizable anonymization anonymizer deanonymize unanonymize

Phrases

de-anonymize

Frequently Paired Words

anon anonym anonymal anonymity anonymosity anonymous anonymously anonymousness

Synonyms

deidentify depersonalize

Rhymes With

economize

Questions

How do you pronounce anonymize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ənˈɑnəmˌaɪz/.
What does anonymize mean?
To make or render anonymous (especially to remove personally identifying data).
Where does anonymize come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma) Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos)bor. Late Latin anonymusbor. English anonymous Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English anonymize From anonymous + -ize.

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