tangentialize

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English

Etymology

From tangential +‎ -ize.

Verb

tangentialize (third-person singular simple present tangentializes, present participle tangentializing, simple past and past participle tangentialized)

  1. (transitive) To make tangential; to bring or drive away from its natural course.
    • 2002, Naomi Odenkirk, Mr. Show: What Happened? - Page 46:
      " [] 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."