v. [ad. (? mod.L. anagrammatizā-re ad.) Gr. ἀναγραμματίζ-ειν to transpose the letters of a word, f. ἀνά back + γράμμα(τ-) letter + -ίζειν (see -IZE); cf. Fr. anagrammatise-r.] To transpose so as to form an anagram; to change into another word or phrase by a different arrangement of letters.
1591. Nashe, Introd. Sidney’s Astroph., in P. Penilesse, Pref. 29. That seeke … to anagrammatize the name of Wittenberge.
1630. J. Taylor (Water P.), Wks., II. 114/1. I doe anagrammatize Water-rat to bee a true Art.
1637. W. Austin, Hæc Homo, 182. Others … anagrammatize it from Eva into væ, because (they say) she was the cause of our woe.
1862. Macm. Mag., Nov., 23/1. Calvin … anagrammatized his name, ‘Rabelæsius’ into Rabie Læsus (Bitten-mad).
