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, nounWords nearby geometrize
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Example sentences from the Web for geometrize
We have no need to, and one who never had seen either point or straight or plane could geometrize as well as we.
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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