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aetiologize

aetiologize verb: to give an aetiology to, to posit a cause of.

Verb

aetiologize (third-person singular simple present aetiologizes, present participle aetiologizing, simple past and past participle aetiologized)

  1. (uncommon) To give an aetiology to, to posit a cause of.

Forms of aetiologize

third-person singular presentaetiologizes
present participleaetiologizing
past participleaetiologized
pastaetiologized

Origin of aetiologize

From aetiology + -ize.

Questions about aetiologize

What does aetiologize mean?
Aetiologize means to give an aetiology to, to posit a cause of.
What part of speech is aetiologize?
Aetiologize is a verb.
What is the past tense of aetiologize?
The past tense of aetiologize is aetiologized.

Words near aetiologize in the dictionary

  1. aetiologically
  2. aetiologics
  3. aetiologies
  4. aetiologist
  5. aetiologists
  6. aetiologize
  7. aetiologized
  8. aetiologizes
  9. aetiologizing
  10. aetiology
  11. aetiopathogeneses

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