contextualize
verb
con·tex·tu·al·ize
kən-ˈteks-chə-wə-ˌlīz 
-chə-ˌlīz,
-chü-ə-
contextualized; contextualizing
: to place (something, such as a word or activity) in a context
When the rebellion is historically contextualized, it becomes clear that there were many factors that contributed to it.
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When the rebellion is historically contextualized, it becomes clear that there were many factors contributing to it.
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Throughout the film, newspaper headlines and snippets of TV contextualize the story against the backdrop of anti-Vietnam demonstrations, colleges retaliating to student campus protests and aggressive policing, along with glimpses of Richard Nixon’s crooked grin.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
The film is at its strongest when intimately keeping its lens on Aisha’s tangible struggles, while organically contextualizing the modest instances of goodness in her life in contrast with the dire political backdrop of the region.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 22 May 2025
Psychologist's testimony contextualizes Cassie's and other victims' claims Dawn Hughes' participation in the case has been highly contested, as Combs' team has previously pushed back against allowing the prosecution's expert witness to give her testimony.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 22 May 2025
This is about being cited and contextualized in places AI recognizes as authoritative.
—Jeffrey Herzog, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
The film is at its strongest when intimately keeping its lens on Aisha’s tangible struggles, while organically contextualizing the modest instances of goodness in her life in contrast with the dire political backdrop of the region.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 22 May 2025
Psychologist's testimony contextualizes Cassie's and other victims' claims Dawn Hughes' participation in the case has been highly contested, as Combs' team has previously pushed back against allowing the prosecution's expert witness to give her testimony.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 22 May 2025
This is about being cited and contextualized in places AI recognizes as authoritative.
—Jeffrey Herzog, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for contextualize
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“Contextualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contextualize. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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