geometrize

[ jee-om-i-trahyz ]

/ dʒiˈɒm ɪˌtraɪz /

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verb (used without object), ge·om·e·trized, ge·om·e·triz·ing.

to work by geometric methods.

verb (used with object), ge·om·e·trized, ge·om·e·triz·ing.

to put into geometric form.

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Also especially British, ge·om·e·trise .

Origin of geometrize

First recorded in 1650–60; geometr(y) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM geometrize

ge·om·e·tri·za·tion, noun

Words nearby geometrize

geometric progression, geometric ratio, geometrics, geometric series, geometrid, geometrize, geometry, geomorphic, geomorphology, geonavigation, Geonim

How to use geometrize in a sentence

We have no need to, and one who never had seen either point or straight or plane could geometrize as well as we.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar

British Dictionary definitions for geometrize

geometrize

geometrise

/ (dʒɪˈɒmɪˌtraɪz) /

verb

to use or apply geometric methods or principles (to)

(tr) to represent in geometric form

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