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factorise

factorise is the alternative form of factorize.

Meaning of factorize

Verb

factorize (third-person singular simple present factorizes, present participle factorizing, simple past and past participle factorized)

  1. (transitive) To create a list of the factors of.
  2. (transitive) To divide an expression into a list of items that, when multiplied together, will produce the original quantity.
  3. (US, transitive) To warn not to pay or give up goods.
  4. (US, transitive) To attach the effects of a debtor in the hands of a third party.

Forms of factorise

third-person singular presentfactorises
present participlefactorising
past participlefactorised
pastfactorised

Words formed from factorise

Questions about factorise

What is factorise the alternative form of?
Factorise is the alternative form of factorize.

Words near factorise in the dictionary

  1. factorion
  2. factorions
  3. factorisable
  4. factorisation
  5. factorisations
  6. factorise
  7. factorised
  8. factorises
  9. factorising
  10. factorist
  11. factorists

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Adapted from Wiktionary: factorise (page history and authors); factorize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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