re-etymologizing

A form of re-etymologize — To modify a word's phonological form in accordance with a reanalysis.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of re-etymologize
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APA

re-etymologizing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-etymologizing

MLA

“re-etymologizing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-etymologizing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “re-etymologizing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-etymologizing.

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