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horizontalizing

horizontalizing is the present participle and gerund of horizontalize.

Meaning of horizontalize

Verb

horizontalize (third-person singular simple present horizontalizes, present participle horizontalizing, simple past and past participle horizontalized)

  1. (transitive) To orient horizontally.
    • 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.2007, Sam Binkley, Getting loose: lifestyle consumption in the 1970s - Page 224
  2. (euphemistic) kill, assassinate, execute
  3. (transitive) To adapt to a horizontal market.

Questions about horizontalizing

What is horizontalizing the present participle and gerund of?
Horizontalizing is the present participle and gerund of horizontalize.

Words near horizontalizing in the dictionary

  1. horizontality
  2. horizontalization
  3. horizontalize
  4. horizontalized
  5. horizontalizes
  6. horizontalizing
  7. horizontally
  8. horizontally challenged
  9. horizontally integrated
  10. horizontally-challenged
  11. horizontalness

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