How Do You Spell ANACHRONIZES?

Pronunciation: [ˈanɐkɹˌɒna͡ɪzɪz] (IPA)

The word "anachronizes" is spelled with a prefix "ana-" meaning "back" or "before" and the root word "chronize" meaning "to measure time". The correct pronunciation of this word is /əˈnækrənaɪzɪz/. The first syllable "ana-" is pronounced as "uh-nuh" with a schwa sound followed by "kr" pronounced as "kruh". The rest of the word is pronounced as "nuh-kruh-naiz-ez". Overall, the word means something that is out of its proper time or not in sync with the present time.

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Common Misspellings for ANACHRONIZES

  • anachronise
  • znachronizes
  • snachronizes
  • wnachronizes
  • qnachronizes
  • abachronizes
  • amachronizes
  • ajachronizes
  • ahachronizes
  • anzchronizes
  • anschronizes
  • anwchronizes
  • anqchronizes
  • anaxhronizes
  • anavhronizes
  • anafhronizes
  • anadhronizes
  • anacgronizes
  • anacbronizes
  • anacnronizes

Etymology of ANACHRONIZES

The word "anachronizes" is derived from the noun "anachronism", which comes from the Greek roots "ana" meaning "against" or "back", and "chronos" meaning "time". An anachronism refers to something or someone that is out of its proper chronological order or time period. The verb "anachronizes" is formed by adding the suffix "-ize", which means "to make" or "to cause". Therefore, "anachronizes" can be understood as the act of making something an anachronism or causing it to be out of its proper time.