genealogize

verb

gene·​al·​o·​gize

-ˌjīz

-ed/-ing/-s

intransitive verb

: to investigate or relate the history of descents

the grotesque genealogizing that decaying aristocracies affect

—H. L. Mencken

transitive verb

: to trace or chart the genealogy of

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