absolutise

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.sə.lu.taɪz/, /ˈæb.sə.lju.taɪz/

Verb

absolutise (third-person singular simple present absolutises, present participle absolutising, simple past and past participle absolutised)

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of absolutize.[First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]

Derived terms

absolutisation

References

Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absolutise”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

Anagrams

basisolute, subisolate

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[SOED-1] Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absolutise”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.