Dictionary

contextualize en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /kənˈtɛkstʃʊəlʌɪz/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English context English -ual English contextual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English contextualize From contextual + -ize.

Meanings

1. To place something or someone in a particular context.
   • Despite personal schisms and differences in spiritual experience, there is a very coherent theology of Snape shared between the wives. To examine this manifestation of religious fandom, I will first discuss the canon scepticism and anti-Rowling sentiment that helps to contextualise the wider belief in Snape as a character who extends beyond book and film. 2014 March 3, Zoe Alderton, “‘Snapewives’ and ‘Snapeism’: A Fiction-Based Religion within the Harry Potter Fandom”, in Religions, volume 5, number 1, MDPI, →DOI, pages 219–257:

Forms

Antonyms

decontextualize

Deriveds

contextualizer · uncontextualized · undercontextualize · noncontextualized · contextualization · overcontextualize · decontextualize · recontextualize · contextualizable

Translations (16)

de kontextualisieren (place in a context) · it contestualizzare (place in a context) · ca contextualitzar (place in a context) · is skoða í samhengi (place in a context) · nl contextualiseren (place in a context) · cmn 情境化 (place in a context) · es contextualizar (place in a context) · oc contextualizar (place in a context) · pt contextualizar (place in a context) · hu kontextualizál (place in a context) · is setja í samhengi (place in a context) · ro contextualiza (place in a context) · fr contextualiser (place in a context) · gl contextualizar (place in a context) · sv kontextualisera (place in a context) · eo kuntekstigi (place in a context)