relativize
[ rel-uh-tuh-vahyz ]
/ ˈrɛl ə təˌvaɪz /
verb (used with object), rel·a·tiv·ized, rel·a·tiv·iz·ing.
to regard as or make relative.
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Also especially British, rel·a·tiv·ise .
OTHER WORDS FROM relativize
rel·a·tiv·i·za·tion, nounWords nearby relativize
relativist, relativistic, relativistic mass, relativistic quantum mechanics, relativity, relativize, relator, relatum, relaunch, relax, relaxant
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British Dictionary definitions for relativize
relativize
relativise
/ (ˈrɛlətɪvaɪz) /
verb
to make or become relative
(tr) to apply the theory of relativity to
Derived forms of relativize
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