"etymologise" meaning in English

See etymologise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: etymologises [present, singular, third-person], etymologising [participle, present], etymologised [participle, past], etymologised [past]
Etymology: From etymology + -ise. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|etymology|ise}} etymology + -ise Head templates: {{en-verb}} etymologise (third-person singular simple present etymologises, present participle etymologising, simple past and past participle etymologised)
  1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of etymologize. Tags: UK, alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of: etymologize

Inflected forms

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From etymology + -ise.",
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    {
      "form": "etymologises",
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        "present",
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      ]
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "etymologised",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        },
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        "present",
        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "etymologised",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "etymologised",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      ],
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  ],
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