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absolutize

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ab⋅so⋅lut⋅ize

  [ab-suh-loo-tahyz]
Use absolutize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), -ized, -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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ab·so·lu·tize   (āb'sə-lōō-tīz')   
tr.v.   ab·so·lu·tized, ab·so·lu·tiz·ing, ab·so·lu·tiz·es
To make absolute; change into an absolute: absolutize a moral priniciple.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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