fatalize
Definition
- Verb:
- To regard or treat something as inevitable or predetermined by fate: "fatalize" means to accept an event or outcome as unavoidable, often implying a passive or resigned attitude.
- To cause something to be determined by fate: In a less common usage, "fatalize" can mean to make something subject to fate or destiny.
Usage Examples
- (She treats each obstacle as if it were fated and unchangeable.)
- (We should not assume human behavior is predetermined by fate.)
- (He accepted the election result as inevitable.)
Advanced Usage
- "to fatalize a situation": to interpret a circumstance as though it were controlled by fate, often leading to inaction.
- Instead of trying to solve the problem, they fatalized the entire crisis. (They viewed the crisis as fate-driven and beyond their control.)
Variants and Related Words
Fatalism (n): the belief that all events are predetermined and inevitable.
- His fatalism prevented him from taking any action to improve his life. (His belief in destiny made him passive.)
Fatalistic (adj): relating to or characterized by a belief in fate.
- She had a fatalistic attitude toward her illness. (She accepted her condition as inevitable.)
Fatalist (n): a person who believes in fatalism.
- As a fatalist, he never worried about the future. (He believed everything was already decided.)
Synonyms
- Resign: to accept something unpleasant as inevitable.
- Submit: to yield to a greater force or authority, including fate.
- Acquiesce: to accept something reluctantly but without protest.
Related Idioms
Leave it to fate: to allow events to unfold without intervention, trusting in destiny.
- They decided to leave the outcome to fate rather than plan further. (They stopped trying to control the result.)
Whatever will be, will be: an expression of acceptance of future events as predetermined.
- He shrugged and said, "Whatever will be, will be," fatalizing the unknown. (He accepted uncertainty as fate-driven.)