absolutize

English

Alternative forms

(chiefly, UK) absolutise

Etymology

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.səˌluː.taɪz/, /ˈæb.sə.ljuː.taɪz/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.səˌlu.taɪz/, /ˈæb.sə.lju.taɪz/

Verb

absolutize (third-person singular simple present absolutizes, present participle absolutizing, simple past and past participle absolutized)

(transitive) To make absolute. [First attested in the mid 20^th century.][1]

Derived terms

absolutization

Translations

to make absolute

Catalan: absolutitzar (ca)
Dutch: absoluuut maken
French: absolutiser (fr)

Japanese: 絶対化する (zettaika suru)
Portuguese: absolutizar (pt)

References

“absolutize” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

Portuguese

Verb

absolutize

first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of absolutizar

third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of absolutizar

third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of absolutizar

third-person singular (você) negative imperative of absolutizar

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[SOED-1] “absolutize” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.