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relativize

Pronunciation: /ˈrɛlətɪvʌɪz/

(also relativise)
Definition of relativize

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


noun

relativize in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of relativize in the US English dictionary