historicize
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of historicize
Example Sentences
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I’ve long tried to historicize ideas that people hold.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
When I teach Butler’s novels to my students, we use them to interpret our present moment as well as to historicize it in relationship to the long history of racism and sexism.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2022
To illustrate and historicize her points, Rankine also includes actual remarks from public figures, from Martha Washington and Thomas Jefferson to Jeff Bezos and Donald Trump.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2022
It is a question he does not answer as much as historicize:
From The New Yorker • Nov. 26, 2019
The last, to historicize, I sealed in an envelope and mailed to myself.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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