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temporalize

American  
[tem-per-uh-lahyz, tem-pruh-] / ˈtɛm pər əˌlaɪz, ˈtɛm prə- /
especially British, temporalise

verb (used with object)

temporalized, temporalizing

  1. to make temporal in time; place in time.

  2. to make concerned with the present life; secularize.

Etymology

Origin of temporalize

First recorded in 1820–30; temporal 1 + -ize

Example Sentences

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The threshold fluctuations in the neurons always upset my mnemonic norm when I temporalize.

From Project Gutenberg

I had to record so many languages before I could temporalize.

From Project Gutenberg

My memory gives me enough trouble when I temporalize.

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