verticalize

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verb

To orient vertically.

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Meanings

verbverticalize (third-person singular simple present verticalizes, present participle verticalizing, simple past and past participle verticalized)

present singular third person verticalizes · participle present verticalizing · participle past verticalized · past verticalized

  1. transitiveTo orient vertically.
  2. transitivebusinessTo adapt to a vertical market.
  3. businessTo vertically integrate (to bring stages in the manufacturing process in-house).
  4. urban studiesTo densify through increasing building storeys and heights.

Origin

From vertical + -ize.

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Cite this entry
APA

verticalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verticalize

MLA

“verticalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verticalize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “verticalize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verticalize.

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