temporalize

[ tem-per-uh-lahyz, tem-pruh- ]

/ ˈtɛm pər əˌlaɪz, ˈtɛm prə- /

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verb (used with object), tem·po·ral·ized, tem·po·ral·iz·ing.

to make temporal in time; place in time.

to make concerned with the present life; secularize.

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Also especially British, tem·po·ral·ise .

Origin of temporalize

First recorded in 1820–30; temporal¹ + -ize

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH temporalize

temporalize , temporize

Words nearby temporalize

temporal bone, temporal fossa, temporal gyrus, temporal hour, temporality, temporalize, temporal lobe, temporal-lobe epilepsy, temporally, temporal muscle, temporal plane

How to use temporalize in a sentence

I had to record so many languages before I could temporalize.
The Ego Machine|Henry Kuttner
The threshold fluctuations in the neurons always upset my mnemonic norm when I temporalize.
The Ego Machine|Henry Kuttner