problematize

verb prob·lem·a·tize \ˈprä-blə-mə-ˌtīz\

prob·lem·a·tized prob·lem·a·tiz·ing

Definition of PROBLEMATIZE

transitive verb

: to consider or treat as a problem

— prob·lem·a·ti·za·tion \ˌprä-blə-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

1910

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