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Meaning of relativize | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To make one thing relative to another.
  2. To make relative.

Equivalents

Deutsch relativieren
Suomi suhteellistaa suhteuttaa
Français relativiser
Italiano relativizzare
Polski relatywizować zrelatywizować
Română relativiza
Русский релятивизи́ровать релятивизова́ть
Svenska relativisera

Examples

“However, many thinkers (Protestant and Catholic) have used historical-critical methods to relativize New Testament materials on sex and gender to their original settings, rather quickly substituting for "obsolete" moral prohibitions a modern, liberal set of values[…]”
“to relativize indirect objects”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

relativized relativizes relativizing relaunch relaunched relaunches

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