Dictionary

velocitize en · VERB

Etymology

From velocity + -ize.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To inure to high speeds.
   • From birth, Madame, we are velocitized to expect a cause and its effect to be almost contiguous in time and for them to resemble one another, and, as a consequence, we usually accept what is nearest an event in time and shape as its cause. 1969, Earl Mac Rauch, Dirty Pictures from the Prom, page 166:
   • This lets the band take advantage of "velocitizing." No, that's not a term from music but from "Driver's Ed." 1984, Grammy Pulse - Volumes 2-3, page 29:
   • Safety experts argue that speeding has “velocitizing” effects on drivers, making it harder for them to slow down when conditions change and it’s urgent to do so. 2003 December 10, “The mentality behind the wheel”, in The Oregonian:
2. (transitive) To increase the velocity of.
   • A Teacher does not live his disciple's life. He teaches his student to resolve each problem. Through telepathic directives, he velocitizes the atmosphere through which the disciple learns discrimination and discernment. 1985, Ann Ree Colton, Jonathan Murro, The Pelican and the Chela:
   • 'I ought to overrule this. But, yes, it could help velocitize things,' White replied. 2013, Bill James, Play Dead, →ISBN:
   • Doing real estate with this model and the ability to volumize and velocitize monies in this way was not possible until the real estate collapse ofa few years ago, that continues today in most areas of the country.. 2013, John Jamieson, The Perpetual Wealth System, →ISBN:
3. (transitive) To adjust the velocity of.
   • Then you check the velocity. I usually velocitize my stuff to 127 so the engineer doesn't have a problem when he goes in to mix, and stuff's here, there, up, down 1996, Keyboard - Volume 22, Issues 7-12, page 43:
   • "I went in with the computer and I velocitized it. In other words, I would redefine how John was hitting the strikes," Ken explains. "Electronic pads aren't sensitive enough yet to really reproduce his inflections. So I would do the velocity — which is how hard he is hitting — of every single beat of the entire composition. ..." 1990, Modern Drummer: MD. - Volume 14, Issues 7-12, page 170:
4. (transitive) To move at a high velocity, or give the capability or appearance of doing so.
   • Fred crawled back laughing through the doorway, bursting into even more uncontrollable hysterics as she saw me again and got busy combing and spraying and sculpting my hair until it was petrified flat and zooming straight out behind me. Fred VELOCITIZED me! 2007, Michael Allin, The Christmas Kid: A Novel, →ISBN, page 33:
   • When it reached the wall, the mass would appear to rest against it. In actuality, it would be terminally velocitized against its surface. 2009, Martin O. Cook, David D. Miller, Einstein Continued...: The Missing Model of Motion, →ISBN, page 78:
   • In the face of velocitized steel, even the strongest among us are mush. 2016, Mary Roach, Grunt, →ISBN, page 271:
   • A drill punch stood poised, a big thing shaped like a C clamp, with a table and a velocitized mouth. 2014, John Keeble, Yellowfish: A Novel, →ISBN, page 271:
   • He extends his hand, slowing the bullets to a stop, velocitized vectors cutting through the air, and then they freeze like a pack of dogs just ordered to sit. 2012, Geoff Miller, Intangibles, →ISBN:

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Deriveds

velocitization