horizontalize
English
Etymology
horizontal + -ize
Verb
horizontalize (third-person singular simple present horizontalizes, present participle horizontalizing, simple past and past participle horizontalized)
- (transitive) To orient horizontally.
- 2007, Sam Binkley, Getting loose: lifestyle consumption in the 1970s - Page 224:
- If we remove the restrictions, the bone will want to horizontalize itself. It will go to the position that is "normal" — right for that structure.
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- (euphemistic) kill, assassinate, execute
- (transitive, marketing) To adapt to a horizontal market.
Related terms
- horizontal
- horizontalization