anachronize
/əˈnækɹənaɪz/
anachronize verb: to refer to, or put into, a wrong time period.
Verb
anachronize (third-person singular simple present anachronizes, present participle anachronizing, simple past and past participle anachronized)
- To refer to, or put into, a wrong time period.
- The only fair comparison would be between him and that one of his contemporaries who endeavored to anachronize himself, so to speak, and to subject his art, so far as might be, to the laws of classical composition.1873, James Russell Lowell, “Shakespeare Once More”, in Among My Books, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, page 198
Forms of anachronize
| third-person singular present | anachronizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | anachronizing |
| past participle | anachronized |
| past | anachronized |
Origin of anachronize
From anachronism + -ize. From New Latin anachronismus, from Ancient Greek ἀναχρονισμός (anakhronismós), from ἀναχρονίζομαι (anakhronízomai, “referring to the wrong time”), from ἀνά (aná, “up against”) + χρονίζω (khronízō, “spending time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).
Questions about anachronize
- What does anachronize mean?
- Anachronize means to refer to, or put into, a wrong time period.
- What part of speech is anachronize?
- Anachronize is a verb.
- How do you pronounce anachronize?
- Anachronize is pronounced /əˈnækɹənaɪz/.
- What is the past tense of anachronize?
- The past tense of anachronize is anachronized.
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