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educe vs etymologize

etymologize vs educe

educe and etymologize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
educe No No Yes No
etymologize No No Yes No
As verbs, etymologize is a hyponym of educe; that is, etymologize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than educe:
  • educe: develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
  • etymologize: give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)
Other hyponyms of educe include etymologise.
educe (verb) etymologize (verb)
develop or evolve from a latent or potential state construct the history of words
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)
Difference between educe and etymologize

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