absolutize

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From absolute +‎ -ize

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (RP) IPA: /ˈæb.səˌluː.taɪz/, /ˈæb.sə.ljuː.taɪz/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈæb.səˌlu.taɪz/, /ˈæb.sə.lju.taɪz/

Verb[edit]

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

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

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References[edit]

  1. ^ 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 9: