triangulate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /traɪˈæŋɡjəleɪt/

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Verb

Plain form triangulate

Third-person singular triangulates

Past tense triangulated

Past participle triangulated

Present participle triangulating

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you triangulate an area, you try to find something by forming a triangle.
2. (transitive) If you triangulate someone, you manipulatively bring a third person into the relationship to keep control.

   He got triangulated by his mother via his aunts and uncles.