Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lateralize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lat-er-al-ize
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To localize a function to either the left or right side of the brain

Etymology

From lateral + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

lateralizes (present, singular) lateralizing (participle, present) lateralized (participle, past) lateralized (past)

Derived Forms

basolateralized lateralization nonlateralized unlateralized

Questions

What does lateralize mean?
To localize a function to either the left or right side of the brain
Where does lateralize come from?
From lateral + -ize.

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