linearize

[ lin-ee-uh-rahyz ]
/ ˈlɪn i əˌraɪz /

verb (used with object), lin·e·ar·ized, lin·e·ar·iz·ing.

to make linear; give linear form to.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Also especially British, lin·e·ar·ise.

Origin of linearize

First recorded in 1890–95; linear + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM linearize

lin·e·ar·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby linearize

linear regression analysis, linear space, linear transformation, linear-tracking, linearity, linearize, lineate, lineation, linebacker, linebred, linebreeding
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