par·al·lel·ize \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌlīz\transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Greek parallēlizein, from parallēlos parallel + -izein -ize — more at parallel 1.: to make parallel < parallelize fibers > 2.: to place parallel to : bring into parallelism with