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misetymologize

misetymologize verb: to derive erroneously; to provide an incorrect etymology.

Verb

misetymologize (third-person singular simple present misetymologizes, present participle misetymologizing, simple past and past participle misetymologized)

  1. To derive erroneously; to provide an incorrect etymology.
    • Even professors of education in their textbooks on education usually misetymologize the word as being derived from the Latin educere, to draw out.1978, The Individual and the Future of Organizations - Volumes 7-13, page 7

Forms of misetymologize

third-person singular presentmisetymologizes
present participlemisetymologizing
past participlemisetymologized
pastmisetymologized

Origin of misetymologize

From mis- + etymologize.

Questions about misetymologize

What does misetymologize mean?
Misetymologize means to derive erroneously; to provide an incorrect etymology.
What part of speech is misetymologize?
Misetymologize is a verb.
What is the past tense of misetymologize?
The past tense of misetymologize is misetymologized.

Words near misetymologize in the dictionary

  1. misestimates
  2. misestimating
  3. misestimation
  4. misestimations
  5. misetymologies
  6. misetymologize
  7. misetymologized
  8. misetymologizes
  9. misetymologizing
  10. misetymology
  11. misevaluate

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