contemporize

American  

[kuhn-tem-puh-rahyz] / kənˈtɛm pəˌraɪz /

especially British, contemporise

verb (used with object)

contemporized, contemporizing

1. to place in or regard as belonging to the same age or time.

2. to give a modern or contemporary character or setting to; update.

   The new production of Romeo and Juliet contemporizes it as the love of two modern teenagers in a Chicago high school.

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verb (used without object)

contemporized, contemporizing

1. to be contemporary.

contemporize British  

/ kənˈtɛmpəˌraɪz /

verb

1. to be or make contemporary; synchronize

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Etymology

Origin of contemporize

1640–50; < Late Latin contempor- (stem of contemporāre to be at the same time), equivalent to con- con- + tempor- (stem of tempus time) + -ize

Example Sentences

“This gives us the opportunity to reimagine and contemporize coverage.”

From Seattle Times

Next on her agenda, she plans to contemporize works of Memphis-based photographer Ernest Withers for an upcoming show and to explore interactive and participatory art in her practice.

From Los Angeles Times

How can you contemporize a work whose very conceit — its whole plot, its central perspective — will land like a well-meaning but ignorant cousin’s comment in a conscientious cultural conversation?

From New York Times

“Howard has a rich legacy. … My responsibility is to contemporize that and to bring faculty to the university who are in the contemporary space, speaking to present-day issues.”

From Washington Times

Don’t get me wrong: The changes contemporize the tale and varnish it with another layer of realism.

From New York Times