anagrammatize

[ an-uh-gram-uh-tahyz ]

/ ˌæn əˈgræm əˌtaɪz /

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

to transpose into an anagram.

Nearby words

anagnorisis, anagoge, anagogic, anagogy, anagram, anagrammatize, anagrammer, anaheim, anakim, anal, anal atresia

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

Related forms

an·a·gram·ma·tism

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

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British Dictionary definitions for anagrammatize

anagrammatize

anagrammatise

/ (ˌænəˈɡræməˌtaɪz) /

verb

to arrange into an anagram

Derived Forms

anagrammatism, nounanagrammatist, noun

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