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relativize

[ rel-uh-tuh-vahyz ]

verb (used with object)

relativized, relativizing.
  1. to regard as or make relative.


relativize

/ ˈ°ùÉ›±ôÉ™³Ùɪ±¹²¹Éª³ú /

verb

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

  • ËŒ°ù±ð±ô²¹³Ù¾±±¹¾±Ëˆ³ú²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù±ð±ôa·³Ù¾±±¹Â·¾±Â·³ú²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of relativize1

First recorded in 1930–35; relative + -ize
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"Despite all attempts to deny, conceal, gloss over or relativize the issue, the signs of climate change are here and increasingly evident," he said.

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Or they will “relativize†the scandals, said Nara Pavão, a political scientist at Federal University of Pernambuco.

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“We don’t want to relativize it. It stands on its own.â€

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For these critics of Francis, the claim relativizes the centrality of the Catholic faith in human salvation.

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For these critics of Francis, the claim relativizes the centrality of the Catholic faith in human salvation.

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