1. making something relative or dependent on context rather than absolute
Usage: present participle of relativize
2. forming a relative clause in grammar
Usage: linguistics; present participle of relativize

Examples

• The philosopher was relativizing moral judgments based on cultural context.
• She found herself relativizing her own experiences after hearing others’ stories.
• The teacher explained how relativizing clauses modify nouns in sentences.
• By relativizing the data to local conditions, the results became more meaningful.
• The anthropologist was relativizing Western concepts of family structure.
• Relativizing pronouns like ‘who’ and ‘which’ introduce dependent clauses.