paleontologize
paleontologize verb: to study or practise paleontology.
Verb
paleontologize (third-person singular simple present paleontologizes, present participle paleontologizing, simple past and past participle paleontologized)
- To study or practise paleontology.
- I am delighted thal you are in the field, geologising or palæontologising. I beg you to read the two Rogers’ account of the Coal-fields of N. America¹; in my opinion they are eminently instructive and suggestive.[1846], Charles Darwin, “To J. D. Hooker”, in Francis Darwin, A. C. Seward, editors, More Letters of Charles Darwin: A Record of His Work in a Series of Hitherto Unpublished Letters, volume II...
Forms of paleontologize
| third-person singular present | paleontologizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | paleontologizing |
| past participle | paleontologized |
| past | paleontologized |
| alternative form | paleontologise |
| alternative form | palaeontologize |
| alternative form | palaeontologise |
| alternative form | palæontologize |
| alternative form | palæontologise |
Origin of paleontologize
From paleontology + -ize.
Questions about paleontologize
- What does paleontologize mean?
- Paleontologize means to study or practise paleontology.
- What part of speech is paleontologize?
- Paleontologize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of paleontologize?
- The past tense of paleontologize is paleontologized.
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