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: re-la-ti-vize. The stress falls on "la".

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.