absolutize

 [ab-suh-loo-tahyz]  

ab·so·lut·ize

   [ab-suh-loo-tahyz]
verb (used with object), ab·so·lut·ized, ab·so·lut·iz·ing.
to render absolute; consider or declare perfect, complete, or unchangeable: Overzealous followers absolutized his theories.
Also, especially British, ab·so·lut·ise.

Origin:
1915–20; absolute + -ize
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