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topicalize

American

[top-i-kuh-lahyz] / ˈtɒp ɪ kəˌlaɪz /

especially British, topicalise

verb (used with object)

Linguistics.

topicalized, topicalizing

to introduce as, convert into, or mark as the topic of a sentence.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

topicalization

noun

Etymology

Origin of topicalize

First recorded in 1965–70; topical + -ize

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