contextualize

[ kuh n-teks-choo-uh-lahyz ]

/ kənˈtɛks tʃu əˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), con·tex·tu·al·ized, con·tex·tu·al·iz·ing.

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

Nearby words

context of situation, contextomy, contextual, contextual definition, contextualism, contextualize, contexture, contg., contiguity, contiguous, contin.

Also especially British, con·tex·tu·al·ise.

Origin of contextualize

First recorded in 1930–35; contextual + -ize

Related forms

con·tex·tu·al·i·za·tion, nounnon·con·tex·tu·al·ized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for contextualised

contextualize

contextualise

/ (kənˈtɛkstjʊəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to state the social, grammatical, or other context of; put into context

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