linearize

[ lin-ee-uh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object),lin·e·ar·ized, lin·e·ar·iz·ing.
  1. to make linear; give linear form to.

Origin of linearize

1
First recorded in 1890–95; linear + -ize
  • Also especially British, lin·e·ar·ise .

Other words from linearize

  • lin·e·ar·i·za·tion, noun

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