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relativize, relativise [ˈrɛlətɪvaɪz]

1. to make or become relative

2. (Physics / General Physics) (tr) to apply the theory of relativity to

relativization , relativisation n

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Verb

relativize - consider or treat as relative

relativise

consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

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relativize

vt → relativieren

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