Reanalyze
//ɹiːˈæn.ə.laɪz//
"Reanalyze" in a Sentence (2 examples)
"SOS" has, in contemporary usage, been reanalyzed to stand for "save our souls".
Thus hamburger (whose true etymology is 'city of Hamburg' + er 'someone from') has been reanalyzed as ham + burger 'burger made with ham.'
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