- contextualize
- con|tex|tu|al|ize [ kən`tekstʃuə,laız ] verb transitiveto consider an idea, event, activity, etc. together with everything relating to it in order to understand it better
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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contextualize — (Amer.) v. put a word or a phrase in context; place an idea or activity within an appropriate context (also contextualise) … English contemporary dictionary
contextualize — [kən teks′cho͞o əl īz΄] vt. contextualized, contextualizing to place (a word, event, etc.) into a particular or appropriate context for the purpose of interpretation or analysis contextualization n … English World dictionary
contextualize — UK [kənˈtekstjʊəlaɪz] / US [kənˈtekstʃuəˌlaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms contextualize : present tense I/you/we/they contextualize he/she/it contextualizes present participle contextualizing past tense contextualized past participle… … English dictionary
contextualize — context ► NOUN 1) the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea. 2) the parts that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning. DERIVATIVES contextual adjective contextualize (also… … English terms dictionary
contextualize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1934 to place (as a word or activity) in a context • contextualization noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
contextualize — contextualization, n. /keuhn teks chooh euh luyz /, v.t., contextualized, contextualizing. to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, esp. one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study. Also, esp. Brit.,… … Universalium
contextualize — verb To place something or someone in a particular context … Wiktionary
contextualize — con|tex|tu|al|ize also contextualise BrE [kənˈtekstʃuəlaız] v [T] formal to consider something together with the situation, events, or information related to it, rather than alone ▪ The essays seek to contextualise Kristeva s writings … Dictionary of contemporary English
contextualize — also ise BrE verb (T) to consider something together with the situation, events, or information that relate to it, rather than alone contextualization noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
contextualize — con·tex·tu·al·ize … English syllables
