symmetrize

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Verb

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.

Derived terms

References
  1. “symmetrize, v.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠‎, Oxford, Oxfordshire: 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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