tangentialize en · VERB
Etymology
From tangential + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make tangential; to bring or drive away from its natural course.
"[…] they're trying to get from start to finish, I will sort of tangentialize the conversation so people look at the journey in different ways, or with different possibilities."
2002, Naomi Odenkirk, Mr. Show: What Happened? - Page 46:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tangentialized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| tangentialized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| tangentializing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| tangentializes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |