relativizing

ˈrɛlətɪˌvaɪzɪŋ

Definition

Definition of relativizing - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

philosophy

TECH.

making something seem less absolute

TECH.

The relativizing approach made the rules seem less rigid.

moderating

qualifying

contextual

TECH.

putting into a context

TECH.

Her relativizing comments helped us understand the situation better.

contextualizing

situating

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Origin of relativizing

Latin, relativus (related)

Examples of relativizing in a sentence

The relativizing tone helped ease the tension.
His relativizing approach made the complex topic easier to grasp.
The professor's relativizing perspective was enlightening.

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French:relativisant, contextualisant, ...
German:relativierend, kontextualisierend, ...
Italian:relativizzante, contestualizzante, ...
Spanish:relativizante, contextualizante, ...
Portuguese:tornar menos absoluto, colocar em contexto, ...
Chinese:相对化的, 情境化, ...
Japanese:相対化する, 文脈化する, ...
Arabic:تَنْسِيبِيّ, سِياقِي, ...
Hebrew:מְמַתֵּן, הַמְמַקֵּם בְּהֶקְשֵׁר, ...
Russian:относительный, контекстуализирующий, ...
Ukrainian:відносний, контекстуалізація, ...
Hindi:नरम करना, संदर्भित करना, ...
Bengali:আপেক্ষিক করা, প্রসঙ্গীকরণ, ...
Catalan:relativitzant, contextualitzant, ...
Czech:relativizující, kontextualizující, ...
Danish:relativiserende, kontekstualisering, ...
Dutch:relativeren, contextualiseren, ...
Greek:σχετικοποίησης, τοποθέτησης σε πλαίσιο, ...
Hungarian:relativizáló, kontextusba helyező, ...
Khmer:ដែលធ្វើឱ្យអ្វីមួយមើលទៅមិនសូវដាច់ខាត, ដាក់ក្នុងបរិបទ, ...
Korean:상대화, 맥락화, ...
Persian:نسبی‌سازی, زمینه‌سازی, ...
Polish:relatywizujący, kontekstualizujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):menos absoluto, colocando em contexto, ...
Romanian:relativizare, contextualizare, ...
Swedish:relativisering, kontekstualisering, ...
Thai:การทำให้สัมพัทธ์, การใส่บริบท, ...
Turkish:görecelik, bağlamsallaştırma, ...
Vietnamese:làm giảm tính tuyệt đối, đặt vào ngữ cảnh, ...

relativize

ˈrɛlətɪˌvaɪz

Definition of relativize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

context

TECH.

consider or treat as relative

TECH.

She tends to relativize her achievements.

contextualize

relate

dependency

TECH.

make something relative or dependent on something else

TECH.

The study aims to relativize economic growth with social factors.

contextualize

qualify

linguistics

TECH.

make a clause or phrase relative

TECH.

The teacher explained how to relativize the sentence.

associate

connect

relate

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Origin of relativize

Latin, relativus (related) + -ize (to make)

Examples of relativize in a sentence

The philosopher sought to relativize moral values.
The research attempts to relativize cultural norms with historical context.
The analysis seeks to relativize the data with environmental variables.
Linguists often relativize clauses to clarify meaning.
To relativize the phrase, add a relative pronoun.

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French:relativiser, mettre en relation, ...
German:relativieren, in Beziehung setzen, ...
Italian:contestualizzare, rendere relativo, ...
Spanish:relativizar, hacer relativo, ...
Portuguese:relativizar, tornar relativo, ...
Chinese:相对化, 使相对化, ...
Japanese:相対化する, 相対的にする, ...
Arabic:نَسَبَ, جَعَلَ نِسْبِيًّا, ...
Hebrew:לְהַשְׁווֹת בְּהֶקְשֵׁר, לְהַפְעִיל בְּתָלוּת, ...
Russian:относительно рассматривать, относить, ...
Ukrainian:відносити, зробити відносним, ...
Hindi:सापेक्ष मानना, सापेक्ष करना, ...
Bengali:আপেক্ষিক হিসেবে বিবেচনা করা, সম্পর্কিত করা, ...
Catalan:relativitzar, fer relatiu, ...
Czech:relativizovat, podmínit, ...
Danish:relativere, relativisere, ...
Dutch:relativeren, betrekkelijk maken, ...
Greek:σχετικοποιώ, κάνω σχετικό, ...
Hungarian:relativizálni, viszonyítani, ...
Khmer:យល់ឃើញថាជារឿងទាក់ទងនឹងបរិបទ, ធ្វើឲ្យពឹងផ្អែកលើ, ...
Korean:상대화하다, 관계화하다, ...
Persian:نسبی دید, نسبی کردن, ...
Polish:relatywizować, uczynić względnym, ...
Portuguese (BR):relativizar, tornar relativo, ...
Romanian:a relativiza, ...
Swedish:relativisera, ...
Thai:พิจารณา, ทำให้สัมพันธ์กัน, ...
Turkish:bağlamsallaştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:xem xét tương đối, tương đối hóa, ...

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Definition of relativizing - Reverso English Dictionary

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