contextualize

[ kuhn-teks-choo-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, con·tex·tu·al·ized, con·tex·tu·al·iz·ing.

1. to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.

contextualize

/ kənˈtɛkstjʊəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. tr to state the social, grammatical, or other context of; put into context

Other Words From

• con·textu·al·i·zation noun
• noncon·textu·al·ized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of contextualize¹

First recorded in 1930–35; contextual + -ize

Example Sentences

What we have also learned is that the real need for learners is contextualized help directly in the experience of their actual learning environment.

From TechCrunch

This image is a so-called cheapfake, a piece of media that has been crudely manipulated, edited, mislabeled, or improperly contextualized in order to spread disinformation.

From MIT Technology Review

The high-level detail of the images provided by such a system can typically capture a great level of detail at longer distances, which can assist in contextualizing events and paint a clearer picture of driver accountability.

From Popular-Science

Finally, in the Rabbit Hole, Neil takes an even deeper dive into the Broncos’ woes and contextualizes just how bad they were playing without a QB.

From FiveThirtyEight

They don’t offer a contextualizing narrative that explains where concepts come from, instead letting the ideas speak for themselves.

From Quanta Magazine

Everyone had started reaching for cultural references to contextualize what was going on.

From The Daily Beast

It is also important to contextualize how many cases of autism could be accounted for if a causal link to SSRI proved true.

From The Daily Beast

It also helps to contextualize the painful criticisms Walker experienced throughout her life as a truth-teller.

From The Daily Beast

Or at least being called upon to contextualize and explain outlandish remarks made by some in the Republican Party.

From The Daily Beast

An opportunity to completely de-contextualize the decades-long war between Israel and the Palestinian people via sympathy note.

From The Daily Beast

This approach permits us to conceptualize as well as contextualize the knowledge of nursing the story tells.

From Project Gutenberg