factorizeEnglishOxford New American Dictionaryfactorize /ˈfaktəˌrīz, ˈfæktəˌraɪz / (British also factorise) ▸ verb Mathematics (with reference to a number) resolve or be resolvable into factors: [with object] all matrices can be factorized [no object] f factorizes completely into linear factors. – DERIVATIVES factorization /ˌfakt(ə)rəˈzāSH(ə)n, , ˌfækt(ə)rəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n , ˌfaktəˌrīˈzāSH(ə)n, ˌfæktəˌraɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n / (British also factorisation) noun