verb
Meaning 1
To make one thing relative to another.
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verb
To make one thing relative to another.
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verb
To make relative.
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verb
consider or treat as relative
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: relativise
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Broader terms: see, consider, reckon, view, regard
History
Etymology tree English relative Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English relativize From relative + -ize.
Across languages
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