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RELATIVIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does relativize mean? 

RELATIVIZE (verb)
  The verb RELATIVIZE has 1 sense:

1. consider or treat as relativeplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


RELATIVIZE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they relativize  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it relativizes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: relativized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: relativized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: relativizing  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 "relativize" is one way to...):

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


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