contextualize
verb (used with object)
to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
have contextualized
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present perfectof contextualize.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Many commentators have contextualized “Squid Game” within South Korea’s societal woes.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2021
Goffman could have covered herself by adding another paragraph of analysis, one that would have contextualized but also undercut the scene as the participants experienced it.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2016
“It’s totally clear that if we were to have contextualized this exhibition, as some wanted us to, the exhibition would not have taken place,” Mr. Noever conceded in an interview.
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2010
