metathesize

me·tath·e·size

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-tath-uh-sahyz]
- /məˈtæθ əˌsaɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-tath-uh-sahyz]
- /məˈtæθ əˌsaɪz/

Definitions of metathesize word

noun metathesize (linguistics) To undergo or to subject to metathesis; of sounds, to switch positions in a word. 1
verb metathesize to change or cause to change by metathesis 0

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Origin of metathesize

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20; metathes(is) + -ize

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Parts of speech for Metathesize

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Metathesize

metathesize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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