Pronunciation: -n ə - ˌ l ī z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -ized ; -iz · ing
Date: 1942
: to put (a matrix) in a form with all the nonzero elements along the diagonal from upper left to lower right
– di · ag · o · nal · iz · able \ - ˌ l ī -z ə -b ə l \ adjective
– di · ag · o · nal · i · za · tion \ - ˌ a-g ə -n ə -l ə - ' z ā -sh ə n, - ˌ ag-n ə -l ə - ' z ā - \ noun