absolutize

absolutize

English

Alternative forms

• (chiefly, UK) absolutise

Etymology

From absolute +‎ -ize

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)

1. (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

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

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Portuguese

Verb

absolutize

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of absolutizar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of absolutizar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of absolutizar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of absolutizar