relativize

 
Pronunciation: /ˈrɛlətɪvʌɪz/
(also relativise)

verb

[with object] chiefly Linguistics & Philosophy
  • make or treat as relative to or dependent on something else: it is not that such judgements do not have a truth value, but that they do not have one unless relativized in a particular way
  • Physics treat (a phenomenon or concept) according to the principles of the theory of relativity: the way Einstein relativizes motion

Derivatives

relativization

Pronunciation: /ˌrɛlətɪvʌɪˈzɛɪʃ(ə)n/
noun