"folk-etymologize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: folk-etymologizes [present, singular, third-person], folk-etymologizing [participle, present], folk-etymologized [participle, past], folk-etymologized [past], folk etymologize [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} folk-etymologize (third-person singular simple present folk-etymologizes, present participle folk-etymologizing, simple past and past participle folk-etymologized)
  1. (intransitive) To introduce or develop a folk etymology. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-folk-etymologize-en-verb-EKC37yzo Categories (other): English 6-syllable_words, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English 6-syllable_words: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26
  2. (transitive) To explain the etymology of a word as folk etymology. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-folk-etymologize-en-verb-hT4935TW Categories (other): English 6-syllable_words Disambiguation of English 6-syllable_words: 52 48

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "folk-etymologized",
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          "_dis": "59 41",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        "(intransitive) To introduce or develop a folk etymology."
      ],
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        "To explain the etymology of a word as folk etymology."
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        "(transitive) To explain the etymology of a word as folk etymology."
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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        "To introduce or develop a folk etymology."
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        "(intransitive) To introduce or develop a folk etymology."
      ],
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        "intransitive"
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