tangentialize

verb

tangentialize

verb

Etymology From tangential + -ize.

1

To make tangential; to bring or drive away from its natural course.

"[…] they're trying to get from start to finish, I will sort of tangentialize the conversation so people look at the journey in different ways, or with different possibilities."2002, Naomi Odenkirk, Mr. Show: What Happened? - Page 46:

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