"problematize" meaning in English

See problematize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɹɒbləmətaɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɹɑbləmətaɪz/ [General-American] Forms: problematizes [present, singular, third-person], problematizing [participle, present], problematized [participle, past], problematized [past], problematise [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek προ- (pro-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek προβάλλω (probállō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek πρόβλημα, προβλήματος (próblēma, problḗmatos) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English problematize From Ancient Greek πρόβλημα, προβλήματος (próblēma, problḗmatos) + English -ize. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|grc:πρόβλημα<alt:πρόβλημα, προβλήματος>|-ize|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek προ- (pro-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek προβάλλω (probállō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek πρόβλημα, προβλήματος (próblēma, problḗmatos) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. 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Head templates: {{en-verb}} problematize (third-person singular simple present problematizes, present participle problematizing, simple past and past participle problematized)
  1. (transitive) To make something into a problem. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-problematize-en-verb-1cVfLgsB
  2. (transitive) To consider something as if it were a problem. Tags: transitive Translations (to consider something as if it were a problem): problematisere (Danish), käsittää ongelmaksi (Finnish), problématiser (French), problematisieren (German), problematyzować (Polish), проблематизи́ровать (problematizírovatʹ) (Russian), проблематизова́ть (problematizovátʹ) (Russian), problematisera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-problematize-en-verb-depkqkH5 Disambiguation of 'to consider something as if it were a problem': 6 92 2
  3. (intransitive) To propose problems. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-problematize-en-verb-KGjtnt2P Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 19 19 62 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 19 19 62 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 8 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 27 27 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 17 65 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 16 16 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 4 40 44 7 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 17 17 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 6 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 14 71 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 19 61 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 14 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 19 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 15 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 15 15 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: deproblematize, problematizable, problematization, problematizer, reproblematize, unproblematized

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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