Dictionary

contemporize en · VERB

Etymology

From contemporary + -ize.

Meanings

1. To bring up to date; often specifically to set a historical narrative in a modern context
   • In the few instances where the initial description is couched in the past tense, immediate reversal occurs and the scene is contemporized by the listener. 1948, Gordon Allport, Leo Postman, The Psychology of Rumor, page 91:
2. To modify, repackage, or present a well-known or traditional product or brand in a way that appeals to contemporary consumers.
   • Oscar Mayer tapped him to try to find some way to reposition bologna and other troubled meats that were declining in popularity and sales...when Drane began working on the project, his orders were to “figure out how to contemporize what we’ve got.” 2013, Michael Moss, “The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food”, in The New York Times Magazine:

Forms

Deriveds

contemporization

Relateds

temporize · contemporary

Synonyms

update · adapt

Translations (1)

es contemporizar (Translations)