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misetymologized

misetymologized is the simple past and past participle of misetymologize.

Meaning of misetymologize

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

Questions about misetymologized

What is misetymologized the simple past and past participle of?
Misetymologized is the simple past and past participle of misetymologize.

Words near misetymologized in the dictionary

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

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