relativize

Questions about relativize

What does relativize mean?

relativize means "consider or treat as relative".

How many syllables are in relativize?

relativize has 4 syllables and divides as re-la-ti-vize under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for relativize?

Close synonyms include relativise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is relativize a common word?

relativize is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.