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temporalize

[ tem-per-uh-lahyz, tem-pruh- ]
/ ˈtɛm pər əˌlaɪz, ˈtɛm prə- /

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.

Words nearby temporalize

temporal process, temporal ridge, temporal summation, temporal-lobe epilepsy, temporality, temporalize, temporary, temporary cartilage, temporary denture, temporary duty, temporary hardness
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
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for temporalize

  • 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