anachronize
anachronize · anachronizes · anachronized · anachronizing
To refer to, or put into, a wrong time periodTo refer to, or put into, a wrong time period.
/əˈnækɹənaɪz/
Meaning
1 sensesTo refer to, or put into, a wrong time period.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From anachronism + -ize. From New Latin anachronismus, from Ancient Greek ἀναχρονισμός (anFrom anachronism + -ize. From New Latin anachronismus, from Ancient Greek ἀναχρονισμός (anakhronismós), from ἀναχρονίζομαι (anakhronízomai, “referring to the wrong time”), from ἀνά (aná, “up against”) + χρονίζω (khronízō, “spending time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).
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Forms
anachronizes, anachronizing, anachronized, anachronized| Base form | anachronize · to anachronize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | anachronizes |
| Present participle | anachronizing |
| Past simple | anachronized |
| Past participle | anachronized |
regular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle