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problematize

[ prob-luh-muh-tahyz ]
/ ˈprɒb lə məˌtaɪz /
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verb (used with object)
to treat (a commonly accepted concept, idea, belief, etc.) as a problem in need of a solution in order to analyze, question, or deconstruct received wisdom or self-evident truths.
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Origin of problematize

First recorded in 1905–10; from Greek problēmat-, stem of próblēma problem + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM problematize

prob·lem·a·ti·za·tion [prob-luhm-uh-tuh-zey-shuhn], /ˌprɒb ləm ə təˈzeɪ ʃən/, noun

Words nearby problematize

probit, probity, problem, problematic, problematics, problematize, problem page, pro bono, pro bono publico, proboscidate, proboscidean
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