philologize

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verb

To do the work of a philologist, to study words and their origins.

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Meanings

verbphilologize (third-person singular simple present philologizes, present participle philologizing, simple past and past participle philologized)

present singular third person philologizes · participle present philologizing · participle past philologized · past philologized · alternative philologise

  1. To do the work of a philologist, to study words and their origins.

    Nor is it here that I design to enlarge , as those who have philologized on this occasion de Sycophantis

    1664, J[ohn] E[velyn], Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. […], London: […] Jo[hn] Martyn, and Ja[mes] Allestry, printers to the Royal Society, […], →OCLC

Origin

From philology + -ize.

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Translations

Greek φιλολογίζω
  • φιλολογίζω (filologízo)do the work of a philologist
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APA

philologize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philologize

MLA

“philologize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philologize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “philologize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philologize.

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