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contextualize

[ kuhn-teks-choo-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

contextualized, contextualizing.
  1. to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.


contextualize

/ əˈɛʊəˌɪ /

verb

  1. tr to state the social, grammatical, or other context of; put into context
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • Dz·ٱt···tDz noun
  • ԴDzcDz·ٱt·· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of contextualize1

First recorded in 1930–35; contextual + -ize
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He died in 1994 at 45 years old from cancer likely related to Agent Orange exposure, and local advocates have worked for years to contextualize his crimes with his service-related mental illness.

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Ballots routinely present options that have not been adequately debated, weighed against alternatives or accurately contextualized.

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That said, many of his paintings have hand-drawn sentences around the borders that frame and contextualize the work.

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"Black Mirror" most often contextualizes technology straightforwardly as “bad.”

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"When I have a camera in my hand and I’m looking through that lens, I’m able to contextualize and structure my environment, and it’s my own little firewall, probably against nervousness."

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