re-etymologize
re-etymologize · re-etymologizes · re-etymologized · re-etymologizing
To modify a word's phonological form in accordance with a reanalysisTo modify a word's phonological form in accordance with a reanalysis.
Meaning
1 sensesTo modify a word's phonological form in accordance with a reanalysis.
Origin
Back-formation from re-etymologization; re- + etymologize.Back-formation from re-etymologization; re- + etymologize.
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Forms
re-etymologizes, re-etymologizing, re-etymologized, re-etymologized| Base form | re-etymologize · to re-etymologize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | re-etymologizes |
| Present participle | re-etymologizing |
| Past simple | re-etymologized |
| Past participle | re-etymologized |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedre-etymologization
Lessons 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