- contemporize
- transitive verb
(-rized; -rizing)
Date: 1646
to make contemporary <contemporize a magazine with the latest fashions>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
contemporize
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contemporize — v. i. to happen at the same time. Syn: co occur. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contemporize — v. t. to arrange or represent events so that they co occur. Syn: synchronize. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contemporize — (Amer.) v. make modern; make contemporary; place a person or something in the same period as someone or something else; synchronize; arrange or represent events so that they co occur (also contemporise) … English contemporary dictionary
contemporize — [kən tem′pə rīz΄] vt., vi. contemporized, contemporizing to make or be contemporary … English World dictionary
contemporize — /keuhn tem peuh ruyz /, v., contemporized, contemporizing. v.t. 1. to place in or regard as belonging to the same age or time. 2. to give a modern or contemporary character or setting to; update: The new production of Romeo and Juliet… … Universalium
contemporize — verb To bring up to date; often specifically to set a historical narrative in a modern context Syn: update, adapt See Also: contemporary, temporize … Wiktionary
contemporize — con·tem·po·rize … English syllables
contemporize — verb 1. happen at the same time • Syn: ↑synchronize, ↑synchronise, ↑contemporise • Derivationally related forms: ↑synchronisation (for: ↑synchronise), ↑synchrony … Useful english dictionary
contemporized — contemporize (Amer.) v. make modern; make contemporary; place a person or something in the same period as someone or something else; synchronize; arrange or represent events so that they co occur (also contemporise) … English contemporary dictionary
contemporizes — contemporize (Amer.) v. make modern; make contemporary; place a person or something in the same period as someone or something else; synchronize; arrange or represent events so that they co occur (also contemporise) … English contemporary dictionary
