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Etymologize

To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word.

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Construct 76% connected

To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice.

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Derive 76% connected

To turn the course of, as water; to divert and distribute into subordinate channels; to diffuse; to communicate; to transmit; -- followed by to, into…

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Educe 76% connected

To bring or draw out; to cause to appear; to produce against counter agency or influence; to extract; to evolve; as, to educe a form from matter.

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Reconstruct 76% connected

To construct again; to rebuild; to remodel; to form again or anew.

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Retrace 76% connected

To trace back, as a line.

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