To give direction to something; to cause something to move, develop, or function in a particular direction.
From 'direction' + '-alize' (suffix forming verbs meaning to make, render, or cause to become). This term is rare and technical, appearing primarily in specialized discourse in physics, psychology, and organizational management.
Though it's not a common word, 'directionalize' captures something important that happens in therapy, business strategy, and physics experiments—the process of taking something chaotic or undecided and channeling it toward a specific outcome.
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