geometrize
/dʒɪˈɒmɪtrʌɪz/ /ˈdʒɒmɪtrʌɪz/(also geometrise)
verb
1 [with object] To consider or treat geometrically; to reduce to or render in geometrical terms.
2 [no object] To work geometrically; to adopt a geometrical approach.
- Used chiefly with allusion to the phrase ἀεὶ γεωμετρεῖν τὸν θεόν ‘God is always practising geometry’, attributed to Plato (Plutarch Quaestiones Conviviales 718 B)..
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Philemon Holland (1552–1637), translator. From geometry + -ize.
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