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consequentialize

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkɒn(t)sɪˈkwɛnʃəlaɪz/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkɒn(t)səˈkwɛnʃəlaɪz/
  • General-American: /ˌkɑn(t)sɪˈkwɛnʃəlaɪz/
  • General-American: /ˌkɑn(t)səˈkwɛnʃəlaɪz/

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verb

Meaning 1

To convert a non-consequentialist moral theory into a consequentialist equivalent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ethics, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From consequential + -ize.