topicalize

[ top-i-kuh-lahyz ]
/ ˈtɒp ɪ kəˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), top·i·cal·ized, top·i·cal·iz·ing. Linguistics.

to introduce as, convert into, or mark as the topic of a sentence.
Also especially British, top·i·cal·ise.

Origin of topicalize

First recorded in 1965–70; topical + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM topicalize

top·i·cal·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby topicalize

topic, topic sentence, topical, topical anesthesia, topicality, topicalize, topkhana, topknot, topless, topline, toplofty