linearize

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verb

To render an object linear.

Similar
linearise
OriginEnglish linear ← Latin līneāris ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

verblinearize (third-person singular simple present linearizes, present participle linearizing, simple past and past participle linearized)

present singular third person linearizes · participle present linearizing · participle past linearized · past linearized

  1. To render an object linear.
  2. To treat in a linear manner.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake linear or get into a linear form

Similar
linearise
Broader
adjustsetcorrect

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*līnom
  2. Proto-Italic*līnom
  3. Latinlīnum
  4. Latinlīneus
  5. Latinlīnea
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. Latinlīneāris
  9. Englishlinear
  10. Englishlinearize

From linear + -ize.

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Translations

Finnish linearisoida
  • linearisoidato make linear
French linéariser
  • linéariserto make linear
Cite this entry
APA

linearize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linearize

MLA

“linearize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linearize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “linearize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linearize.

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