absolutize
English
Alternative forms
- (chiefly, UK) absolutise
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈæb.səˌluː.taɪz/, /ˈæb.sə.ljuː.taɪz/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈæb.səˌlu.taɪz/, /ˈæb.sə.lju.taɪz/
Verb
absolutize (third-person singular simple present absolutiz, present participle ing, simple past and past participle absolutized)
- (transitive) To make absolute. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]
Derived terms
Translations
to make absolute
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References
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absolutize”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.
Portuguese
Verb
absolutize