ETYMOLOGISE Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word etymologise. (close relations)
Definition of ETYMOLOGISE
etymologised
Best Alternative Words for ETYMOLOGISE
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| analyze | verbv | |||||||
verb • consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning • make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features • break down into components or essential features • subject to psychoanalytic treatment | ||||||||
| dissect | verbv | |||||||
verb • cut open or cut apart • make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features | ||||||||
| investigate | verbv | |||||||
verb • investigate scientifically • conduct an inquiry or investigation of | ||||||||
| study | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a detailed critical inspection • applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading) • a written document describing the findings of some individual or group • a state of deep mental absorption • a room used for reading and writing and studying • a branch of knowledge • preliminary drawing for later elaboration • attentive consideration and meditation • someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play) • a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique verb • consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning • be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning • give careful consideration to • be a student of a certain subject • learn by reading books • think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes | ||||||||
| trace | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a just detectable amount • an indication that something has been present • a suggestion of some quality • a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image • either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree • a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle verb • follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something • make a mark or lines on a surface • to go back over again • pursue or chase relentlessly • discover traces of • make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along • copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of • read with difficulty | ||||||||
| etymologize | verbv | |||||||
verb • give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word) • construct the history of words | ||||||||
