contextualize
verb/kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪz/
/kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪz/
(British English also contextualise)
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they contextualize | /kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪz/ /kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it contextualizes | /kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪzɪz/ /kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple contextualized | /kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪzd/ /kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle contextualized | /kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪzd/ /kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form contextualizing | /kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪzɪŋ/ /kənˈtekstʃuəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- contextualize something to consider something in relation to the situation in which it happens or exists
- As important as the photograph is a caption to contextualize the image.
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