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linearize

American

[lin-ee-uh-rahyz] / ˈlɪn i əˌraɪz /

especially British, linearise

verb (used with object)

linearized, linearizing

to make linear; give linear form to.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

linearization

noun

Etymology

Origin of linearize

First recorded in 1890–95; linear + -ize

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