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anachronize

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Definition of anachronize word

  • noun anachronize To refer to, or put into, a wrong time. 1

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Parts of speech for Anachronize

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

anachronize popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for anachronize

verb anachronize

  • accelerate — If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
  • antecede — to go before, as in time, order, etc; precede
  • backdate — If a document or an arrangement is backdated, it is valid from a date before the date when it is completed or signed.
  • misdate — to assign or affix a wrong date to.
  • pace — a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.: to walk at a brisk pace of five miles an hour.

Antonyms for anachronize

verb anachronize

  • predate — to date before the actual time; antedate: He predated the check by three days.

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