anagrammatize

[ an-uh-gram-uh-tahyz ]

/ ˌæn əˈgræm əˌtaɪz /

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verb (used with or without object), an·a·gram·ma·tized, an·a·gram·ma·tiz·ing.

to transpose into an anagram.

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Also especially British, an·a·gram·ma·tise .

Origin of anagrammatize

1585–95; <Greek anagrammatízein to transpose letters, equivalent to ana-ana- + grammat- (stem of grámma) letter + -izein-ize

OTHER WORDS FROM anagrammatize

an·a·gram·ma·tism

[an-uh-gram-uh-tiz-uhm], /ˌæn əˈgræm əˌtɪz əm/, nounan·a·gram·ma·tist, noun

Words nearby anagrammatize

anagnorisis, anagoge, anagogic, anagogy, anagram, anagrammatize, anagrammer, Anaheim, Anáhuac, Anakim, anal

British Dictionary definitions for anagrammatize

anagrammatize

anagrammatise

/ (ˌænəˈɡræməˌtaɪz) /

verb

to arrange into an anagram

Derived forms of anagrammatize

anagrammatism, nounanagrammatist, noun

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