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What is the verb form of trajectory?

I looked up trajectorize but there's no such word.

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    In English, nouns don't have "verb forms". Sometimes there are verbs with related meanings. Sometimes there are several different verbs with related but different meanings that can be formed from a noun. In this case I have no idea what meaning you think a verb form of "trajectory" would be. Do you mean "throw"? Or do you mean "follow a trajectory"?
    – James K
    Commented May 29, 2021 at 7:59
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    Who says trajectorise (/-ize) is not a word? It's sounds perfectly fine to me. Note that no dictionary can ever tell you something is not a word.
    – Rayan Khan
    Commented May 29, 2021 at 8:04
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    Because it's absence from a dictionary implies that the word is very rarely used and so using it would cause confusion. I don't know what "trajectorize" is supposed to mean. Learners should use words that have currency in English, wherever possible.
    – James K
    Commented May 29, 2021 at 8:10

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Nouns in English don't have "verb forms".

"Trajectory" is the path that a projectile follows under gravity. To put something onto a trajectory you "project" it (stress on the second syllable). Or in simple language, you "throw" it.

You can also say "follow a trajectory". In English it is often better to use a phrase rather than a single verb.

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According to Google.com, traject, meaning thrown across, was an earlier version.

Dictionary.com defines traject as

[ truh-jekt ]

verb (used with object) Archaic to transport, transmit, or transpose.

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  • Note the usage note "archaic". This means that the word is not used in modern English anymore, and learners should not use this word (without good reason).
    – James K
    Commented May 29, 2021 at 8:01

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