"directionize" meaning in English

See directionize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: directionizes [present, singular, third-person], directionizing [participle, present], directionized [participle, past], directionized [past]
Etymology: direction + -ize Etymology templates: {{suf|en|direction|ize}} direction + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} directionize (third-person singular simple present directionizes, present participle directionizing, simple past and past participle directionized)
  1. (transitive, rare) To set or change the direction of. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-directionize-en-verb-3sU71mi4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize

Inflected forms

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