"pretzelize" meaning in English

See pretzelize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: pretzelizes [present, singular, third-person], pretzelizing [participle, present], pretzelized [participle, past], pretzelized [past], pretzelise [alternative, UK]
Etymology: From pretzel + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|pretzel|ize}} pretzel + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} pretzelize (third-person singular simple present pretzelizes, present participle pretzelizing, simple past and past participle pretzelized)
  1. (ambitransitive) To bend, twist, or contort; to pretzel. Tags: ambitransitive Synonyms: pretzel
    Sense id: en-pretzelize-en-verb-~isRETrO Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 48 52
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To deform a simple linear idea into a superfluously complex explanation. Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-pretzelize-en-verb-MUFU9-oz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pretzelization

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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