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contextualize
[ kuhn-teks-choo-uh-lahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- 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
- tr to state the social, grammatical, or other context of; put into context
Other Word Forms
- Dz·ٱt···tDz noun
- ԴDzcDz·ٱt·· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of contextualize1
Example Sentences
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.
Ballots routinely present options that have not been adequately debated, weighed against alternatives or accurately contextualized.
That said, many of his paintings have hand-drawn sentences around the borders that frame and contextualize the work.
"Black Mirror" most often contextualizes technology straightforwardly as “bad.”
"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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