"tangentialize" meaning in All languages combined

See tangentialize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: tangentializes [present, singular, third-person], tangentializing [participle, present], tangentialized [participle, past], tangentialized [past]
Etymology: From tangential + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tangential|ize}} tangential + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} tangentialize (third-person singular simple present tangentializes, present participle tangentializing, simple past and past participle tangentialized)
  1. (transitive) To make tangential; to bring or drive away from its natural course. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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