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lateralize

lateralize verb: to localize a function to either the left or right side of the brain.

Verb

lateralize (third-person singular simple present lateralizes, present participle lateralizing, simple past and past participle lateralized)

  1. To localize a function to either the left or right side of the brain

Forms of lateralize

third-person singular presentlateralizes
present participlelateralizing
past participlelateralized
pastlateralized

Origin of lateralize

From lateral + -ize.

Words formed from lateralize

Questions about lateralize

What does lateralize mean?
Lateralize means to localize a function to either the left or right side of the brain.
What part of speech is lateralize?
Lateralize is a verb.
What is the past tense of lateralize?
The past tense of lateralize is lateralized.

Words near lateralize in the dictionary

  1. lateralists
  2. lateralities
  3. laterality
  4. lateralization
  5. lateralizations
  6. lateralize
  7. lateralized
  8. lateralizes
  9. lateralizing
  10. lateralled
  11. lateralling

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