Vocabulary
relativieren
/ʁelatiˈviːʁən/· verb
to qualify, to put into perspective; to play down
Taking the edge off a statement — fairly (putting it into context) or unfairly (playing it down).
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Conjugation
- ich
- relativiere
- du
- relativierst
- er/sie/es
- relativiert
- wir
- relativieren
- ihr
- relativiert
- sie/Sie
- relativieren
Perfekt hat relativiertPräteritum relativierte
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
relativieren
to put into perspective, to qualify
Die neuen Zahlen relativieren das Bild.
The new figures put the picture into perspective.
Word family
relativierenrelativrelativedie Relativierungqualification, putting into perspectivedie Relationrelation, proportion
Common combinations
- eine Aussage relativierento qualify a statement
- etwas im Nachhinein relativierento play something down afterwards
- sich relativierento be put into perspective
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
einschränkenabschwächenverharmlosen
↔ Opposites
zuspitzenverschärfen
Real examples
- Der Faktencheck relativiert die Zahlen des Boulevardblatts.The fact check puts the tabloid's figures into perspective.
- Am nächsten Tag relativierte der Wirt seine Aussage.The next day the bar owner qualified his statement.
- Man sollte die Sorgen der Anrainer nicht relativieren.One shouldn't play down the residents' concerns.
