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anachronize.

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

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

Where this word comes from

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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