"triangulate" meaning in English

See triangulate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /traɪˈæŋɡjəleɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-triangulate.wav [UK] Forms: triangulate [canonical], triangulates [third-person, singular], triangulated [past], triangulated [past, participle], triangulating [present, participle]
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  1. If you triangulate an area, you try to find something by forming a triangle.
    Sense id: simple-triangulate-en-verb--Pn~0mrR
  2. If you triangulate someone, you manipulatively bring a third person into the relationship to keep control.
    Sense id: simple-triangulate-en-verb-m-EZPzDs
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