contextualize
[ kuh n-teks-choo-uh-lahyz ]
/ kənˈtɛks tʃu əˌlaɪz /
verb (used with object), con·tex·tu·al·ized, con·tex·tu·al·iz·ing.
to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
Also
especially British,
con·tex·tu·al·ise.
Origin of contextualize
First recorded in 1930–35;
contextual +
-ize
OTHER WORDS FROM contextualize
con·tex·tu·al·i·za·tion, noun non·con·tex·tu·al·ized, adjectiveWords nearby contextualize
context of situation,
contextomy,
contextual,
contextual definition,
contextualism,
contextualize,
contexture,
contg.,
contiguity,
contiguous,
contin.
British Dictionary definitions for contextualised
contextualize
contextualise
/ (kənˈtɛkstjʊəˌlaɪz) /
verb
(tr)
to state the social, grammatical, or other context of; put into context