[1925–30; orthogonal + -ize]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Nazi, gimmick, hot spot, payload, runout-ize is a verb-forming suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek that have enteredEnglish through Latin or French (baptize; barbarize; catechize); within English, -ize is added to adjectives and nouns to form transitive verbs with the general senses“to render, make” (actualize; fossilize; sterilize; Americanize), “to convert into, give a specified character or form to” (computerize; dramatize; itemize; motorize), “to subject to (as a process, sometimes named after its originator)” (hospitalize; terrorize; galvanize; oxidize; simonize; winterize). Also formed with -ize are a more heterogeneous group of verbs, usually intransitive, denoting a changeof state (crystallize), kinds or instances of behavior (apologize; moralize; tyrannize), or activities (economize; philosophize; theorize)
Examples of 'orthogonalize' in a sentence
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We also estimate the degree of parallel processing required in this case for elementary gates to orthogonalize.
William Cottrell, Miguel Montero 2018, 'Complexity is simple!', Journal of High Energy Physicshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/JHEP02(2018)039. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)