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problematize
[ prob-luh-muh-tahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to treat (a commonly accepted concept, idea, belief, etc.) as a problem in need of a solution in order to analyze, question, or deconstruct received wisdom or self-evident truths.
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Other Words From
- prob·lem·a·ti·za·tion [prob-l, uh, m-, uh, -t, uh, -, zey, -sh, uh, n], noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of problematize1
First recorded in 1905–10; from Greek problēmat-, stem of próblēma problem ( def ) + -ize ( def )
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