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anagrammatize

verb an·a·gram·ma·tize \ ˌa-nə-ˈgra-mə-ˌtīz \

Definition of anagrammatize

anagrammatized; anagrammatizing
transitive verb
: to transpose the letters in (a word or phrase) so as to form an anagram
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anagrammatization

play \-ˌgra-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

First Known Use of anagrammatize

1588

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