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relativize Definition

rela·tiv·ize (rel′ə tiv īz′)

transitive verb -·ized′, -·iz′·ing

to think of or treat as relative

relativize Related Forms

rel′a·tivi·za′·tion noun

relativize Usage Examples

Object

  • notion: He is quite right to say that his arguments ' relativize the whole notion of the print revolution ' ( p. 41 ).
  • truth: We live in an age of irrationalism and of relativizing the truth.