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archaeologizing

archaeologizing is the present participle and gerund of archaeologize.

Meaning of archaeologize

Verb

archaeologize (third-person singular simple present archaeologizes, present participle archaeologizing, simple past and past participle archaeologized)

  1. (transitive) To treat archaeologically; to explore by means of archaeology.
    • The assumption that the toponymy of Old England harbors a deeper historical significance than that of New England results in part from its having been archaeologized to death, in quest of simple settlement data for which New England already possesses an adequate written record.2003, Christopher J. Lenney, Sightseeking: Clues to the Landscape History of New England (Revisiting New England), Lebanon, N.H.: University Press of New England, →ISBN, page 36
  2. (intransitive) To study or practise archaeology.

Questions about archaeologizing

What is archaeologizing the present participle and gerund of?
Archaeologizing is the present participle and gerund of archaeologize.

Words near archaeologizing in the dictionary

  1. archaeologist
  2. archaeologists
  3. archaeologize
  4. archaeologized
  5. archaeologizes
  6. archaeologizing
  7. archaeologue
  8. archaeologues
  9. archaeology
  10. archaeols
  11. archaeomaenid

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