tangentialize

Etymology

From tangential + -ize.

tangentialize means to make tangential; to bring or drive away from its natural course. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.

verb

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."”