anachronize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To refer to, or put into, a wrong time period.

Pronunciation

/əˈnækɹənaɪz/ En-us-anachronize.oga

Word forms

anachronize anachronizes anachronizing anachronized

Etymology

From anachronism + -ize. From New Latin anachronismus, from Ancient Greek ἀναχρονισμός (anakhronismós), from ἀναχρονίζομαι (anakhronízomai, “referring to the wrong time”), from ἀνά (aná, “up against”) + χρονίζω (khronízō, “spending time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

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