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misetymologizing

misetymologizing is the present participle and gerund 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 misetymologizing

What is misetymologizing the present participle and gerund of?
Misetymologizing is the present participle and gerund of misetymologize.

Words near misetymologizing in the dictionary

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

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