relativize

[ rel-uh-tuh-vahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, rel·a·tiv·ized, rel·a·tiv·iz·ing.

1. to regard as or make relative.

relativize

/ ˈrɛlətɪvaɪz /

verb

1. to make or become relative
2. tr to apply the theory of relativity to

Derived Forms

• ˌrelativiˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• rela·tiv·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of relativize¹

First recorded in 1930–35; relative + -ize

Example Sentences

India’s countless folk communities are in dire need of funding and technical and creative upskilling to relativize themselves in an increasingly globalized world.

From Ozy

The full idiocy of conspiricism at its dreariest has thus been summoned to relativize the crime and, in so doing, deny it.

From The Daily Beast