Definition of relativize in English:
relativize
(British relativise)
verb ˈrɛlətɪvʌɪzˈrɛlədəˌvaɪz
[with object]Linguistics Philosophy 1Make or treat as relative to or dependent on something else.
it is not that such judgements do not have a truth value, but that they do not have one unless relativized in a particular way
Example sentencesExamples
- For example, moral subjectivism is that species of moral relativism that relativizes moral value to the individual subject.
- I arrive at the conclusion that it is a symptom of a more general phenomenon whereby contextual parameters can be relativized to bearers of propositional attitudes.
- Evidential relationships must be relativized to individuals and their degrees of belief.
- Suppose, then, that a reliable cognitive process is one which is relativized to persons.
- It is not the same, since truth for Hellenistic philosophers is relativized to times.
- 1.1Physics Treat (a phenomenon or concept) according to the principles of the theory of relativity.
the way Einstein relativizes motion
Example sentencesExamples
- The bare facts of Einstein's initiation into the problem of relativizing gravitation theory are known.
- It only takes a cursory look at Einstein's calculations to see that this attempt to relativize rotation is a nonstarter.
Derivatives
noun ˌrɛlətɪvʌɪˈzɛɪʃ(ə)n
And as this community broadens in spread and significance, we are effectively implicated in the relativization of the rest who remain on the outside of its borders.
Example sentencesExamples
- For many, Darwin's theory led to a pure relativization and naturalization of ethics.
- Unfortunately, there are more sophisticated versions of these cases where simple relativization to events simply will not do.
- In effect, this approach amounts to a relativisation of growth.
- There are also a few examples that can be construed as relativization out of a supplement to the relative clause, which is a mere island violation.
Definition of relativize in US English:
relativize
(British relativise)
verbˈrelədəˌvīzˈrɛlədəˌvaɪz
[with object]Linguistics Philosophy 1Make or treat as relative to or dependent on something else.
it is not that such judgements do not have a truth value, but that they do not have one unless relativized in a particular way
Example sentencesExamples
- Suppose, then, that a reliable cognitive process is one which is relativized to persons.
- Evidential relationships must be relativized to individuals and their degrees of belief.
- It is not the same, since truth for Hellenistic philosophers is relativized to times.
- I arrive at the conclusion that it is a symptom of a more general phenomenon whereby contextual parameters can be relativized to bearers of propositional attitudes.
- For example, moral subjectivism is that species of moral relativism that relativizes moral value to the individual subject.
- 1.1Grammar Make into a relative clause.
Example sentencesExamples
- There are a number of languages that relativize upon obliques by employing the relative pronoun strategy.
- The subjects were given a pre-test on combining two sentences into one sentence containing a relative clause where either the subject, object, or object of a preposition was the relativized noun phrase.
- In Dakelh a relative clause follows the head noun. there is no complementizer, but the verb optionally takes a relativizing suffix.
- 1.2Physics Treat (a phenomenon or concept) according to the principles of the theory of relativity.
the way Einstein relativizes motion
Example sentencesExamples
- The bare facts of Einstein's initiation into the problem of relativizing gravitation theory are known.
- It only takes a cursory look at Einstein's calculations to see that this attempt to relativize rotation is a nonstarter.