contextualize

[ kuhn-teks-choo-uh-lahyz ]
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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.

Origin of contextualize

1
First recorded in 1930–35; contextual + -ize
  • Also especially British, con·tex·tu·al·ise .

Other words from contextualize

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

Words Nearby contextualize

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British Dictionary definitions for contextualize

contextualize

contextualise

/ (kənˈtɛkstjʊəˌlaɪz) /


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

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