anachronize

Other spellings

• (UK) anachronise

Word parts

anachronism + -ize

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /əˈnækrənaɪz/

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Verb

Plain form anachronize

Third-person singular anachronizes

Past tense anachronized

Past participle anachronized

Present participle anachronizing

1. When you anachronize an event, you prematurely or incorrectly juxtapose it with notions or norms from a different time period.

   He anachronized contemporary politics with those of the bronze age.

Related words

• anachronism
• anachronistic