symmetrize

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English

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Etymology

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Either from French symétriser or symmetry +‎ -ize.[1][2]

Verb

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symmetrize (third-person singular simple present symmetrizes, present participle symmetrizing, simple past and past participle symmetrized) (American spelling, Oxford British English)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To make or become symmetric.

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References

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  1. ^ “symmetrize, v.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000, archived from the original on 2023-09-19.
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “symmetrize”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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