anagrammatize
American
[an-uh-gram-uh-tahyz]
/ ˌæn əˈgræm əˌtaɪz /
especially British,
anagrammatise
verb (used with or without object)
anagrammatized,
anagrammatizing
anagrammatize
British
/ ˌænəˈɡræməˌtaɪz /
verb
Other Word Forms
- anagrammatism noun
- anagrammatist noun
Etymology
Origin of anagrammatize
1585–95; < Greek anagrammatízein to transpose letters, equivalent to ana- ana- + grammat- (stem of grámma ) letter + -izein -ize
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