Meanings
verbtangentialize (third-person singular simple present tangentializes, present participle tangentializing, simple past and past participle tangentialized)
present singular third person tangentializes · participle present tangentializing · participle past tangentialized · past tangentialized
- transitiveTo 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
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APA
tangentialize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangentialize
MLA
“tangentialize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangentialize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tangentialize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangentialize.
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