contextualising

kənˈtɛkstʃuəlaɪzɪŋ

Definition of contextualising - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

background

Rare

providing context or background information

Rare

The teacher's contextualising comments helped students understand the historical period.
Her contextualising notes were very helpful.
The book includes contextualising chapters for better understanding.

contextualizing

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Origin of contextualising

Latin, contextus (connection) + alis (pertaining to)

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French:contextualisant, ...
German:kontextualisierend, ...
Italian:contestualizzante, ...
Spanish:proporcionando contexto, ...
Portuguese:fornecendo contexto, ...
Chinese:提供背景信息的, ...
Japanese:文脈化している, ...
Arabic:تَوْضيحي, ...
Hebrew:הֶקְשֵׁרִי, ...
Russian:контекстуализирующий, ...
Ukrainian:контекстуалізуючий, ...
Hindi:संदर्भ प्रदान करना, ...
Bengali:প্রেক্ষাপট প্রদানকারী, ...
Catalan:contextualitzant, ...
Czech:kontextualizační, ...
Danish:kontekstualiserende, ...
Dutch:context bieden, ...
Greek:παρέχοντας πλαίσιο, ...
Hungarian:kontextualizáló, ...
Khmer:ផ្តល់បរិបទ, ...
Korean:맥락을 제공하는, ...
Persian:زمینه‌سازی, ...
Polish:kontekstualizujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):fornecendo contexto, ...
Romanian:contextualizant, ...
Swedish:kontextualiserande, ...
Thai:การให้บริบท, ...
Turkish:bağlamsallaştırıcı, ...
Vietnamese:cung cấp bối cảnh, ...

contextualise

kənˈtɛkstʃuəˌlaɪz

Definition of contextualise - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

education

place something within its context for better understanding

The teacher helped students contextualise the historical events.

contextualize

situate

adaptation

adjust to suit a particular context

The curriculum was contextualised to reflect local cultures..

adapt

adjust

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Origin of contextualise

Latin, contextus (weaving together)

Examples of contextualise in a sentence

It's crucial to contextualise art within its cultural background.
The report was contextualised for the international audience.
We need to contextualise these findings within the current market trends.

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French:contextualiser, ...
German:kontextualisieren, ...
Italian:contestualizzare, ...
Spanish:contextualizar, ...
Portuguese:contextualizar, ...
Chinese:背景化, 适应情境, ...
Japanese:文脈に置く, 文脈に合わせる, ...
Arabic:وَضَعَ في السِّياق, وَاءَمَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַצִּיב בְּהֶקְשֵׁר, לְהַתְאִים לְהֶקְשֵׁר, ...
Russian:контекстуализировать, ...
Ukrainian:контекстуалізувати, ...
Hindi:संदर्भ में रखना, संदर्भित करना, ...
Bengali:প্রেক্ষাপটে রাখা, প্রসঙ্গানুযায়ী মানিয়ে নেওয়া, ...
Catalan:contextualitzar, adaptar al context, ...
Czech:kontextualizovat, přizpůsobit kontextu, ...
Danish:kontekstualisere, tilpasse til kontekst, ...
Dutch:contextualiseren, aanpassen, ...
Greek:πλαισιώνω, προσαρμόζω στο συμφραζόμενο, ...
Hungarian:kontextusba helyezni, kontextushoz igazítani, ...
Khmer:បកស្រាយដោយដាក់អ្វីមួយក្នុងបរិបទរបស់វា ដើម្បីឱ្យយល់កាន់តែច្បាស់, កែសម្រួលឲ្យសមនឹងបរិបទ, ...
Korean:맥락화하다, 조정하다, ...
Persian:در بستر خود قرار دادن, سازگار کردن, ...
Polish:kontekstualizować, dostosować, ...
Portuguese (BR):contextualizar, ...
Romanian:a contextualiza, a adapta la context, ...
Swedish:kontextualisera, anpassa, ...
Thai:จัดวางในบริบท, ปรับให้เข้ากับบริบท, ...
Turkish:bağlamına yerleştirmek, bağlama uyarlamak, ...
Vietnamese:đặt vào bối cảnh, điều chỉnh theo ngữ cảnh, ...

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