Etymology

absolutize

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Today it means: To make absolute. Full definition →

First used First attested in the mid 20ᵗʰ century.English absolute ← Middle English absolut ← Middle French absolut
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinab
  5. Latinab-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*s(w)é
  7. Latinse-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*luh₁éti
  10. Proto-Italic[Term?]
  11. Latinluō
  12. Latinsolvō
  13. Latinabsolvō
  14. Latinabsolūtus
  15. Middle Frenchabsolut
  16. Middle Englishabsolut
  17. Englishabsolute
  18. English todayabsolutize

From absolute + -ize.

First known use, by meaning

  • First attested in the mid 20ᵗʰ century. To make absolute.

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