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RELATIVISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does relativise mean? 

RELATIVISE (verb)
  The verb RELATIVISE has 1 sense:

1. consider or treat as relativeplay

  Familiarity information: RELATIVISE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RELATIVISE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they relativise  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it relativises  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: relativised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: relativised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: relativising  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Consider or treat as relative

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

relativise; relativize

Hypernyms (to "relativise" is one way to...):

consider; reckon; regard; see; view (deem to be)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


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