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problematise

problematise is the alternative form of problematize.

Meaning of problematize

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.
    • "If the mob are involved in building a casino," Tina says, "offing some guy who's problematizing their plans is nothing to them. […]2021, Cate Quinn, Black Widows, page 289
    Synonyms:
    problem
  2. (transitive) To consider something as if it were a problem.
    • Dr Allen said it could affect social cohesion and potentially drive harmful rhetoric around migration when Australia's population change was problematised.2024 September 19, Ahmed Yussuf, “Australia's population reaches 27 million with growth largely driven by overseas migration”, in ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  3. (intransitive) To propose problems.
    • Hear him problematize.

Forms of problematise

third-person singular presentproblematises
present participleproblematising
past participleproblematised
pastproblematised

Questions about problematise

What is problematise the alternative form of?
Problematise is the alternative form of problematize.

Words near problematise in the dictionary

  1. problematick
  2. problematicness
  3. problematics
  4. problematisation
  5. problematisations
  6. problematise
  7. problematised
  8. problematises
  9. problematising
  10. problematist
  11. problematists

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Adapted from Wiktionary: problematise (page history and authors); problematize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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