Et`y*mol"o*gize (?), v. t. [Cf. F. 'etymologiser.]
To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word.
Camden
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Et`y*mol"o*gize, v. t.
To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots.
How perilous it is to etymologize at random.
Trench.
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