absolutize

English

Alternative forms

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 20th century.][1]

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References

  1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 9

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
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