pretzelize
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- pretzelise (UK)
Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]pretzelize (third-person singular simple present pretzelizes, present participle pretzelizing, simple past and past participle pretzelized)
- (ambitransitive) To bend, twist, or contort; to pretzel.
- Synonym: pretzel
- (transitive, figuratively) To deform a simple linear idea into a superfluously complex explanation.