contextualize

kənˈtɛkstʃʊəˌlaɪz

Definition of contextualize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

context placement

place something within a specific context

The exhibition contextualizes the painting within the social conditions of its time.

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integrate

situate

context explanation

state the social or grammatical context of something

She contextualized the quote in her essay.

clarify

elucidate

explain

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Origin of contextualize

Latin, con (with) + texere (to weave)

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circumstantiate

contextualize

place in specific circumstances or context

Examples of contextualize in a sentence

The professor contextualized the data in his lecture.
He needed to contextualize the data for the report.
The teacher asked the students to contextualize the historical event.

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French:contextualiser, situer, ...
German:kontextualisieren, ...
Italian:contestualizzare, ...
Spanish:contextualizar, ...
Portuguese:contextualizar, ...
Chinese:语境化, 解释背景, ...
Japanese:文脈化する, 文脈を説明する, ...
Arabic:وَضَعَ في سِياقٍ, وَضَعَ في السِّياق, ...
Hebrew:לְהַקְשֵׁר, לְהַעֲמִיד בְּהֶקְשֵׁר, ...
Russian:контекстуализировать, объяснять, ...
Ukrainian:контекстуалізувати, пояснити контекст, ...
Hindi:संदर्भ में रखना, प्रसंग में रखना, ...
Bengali:প্রেক্ষাপটে স্থাপন করা, প্রেক্ষাপট ব্যাখ্যা করা, ...
Catalan:contextualitzar, explicar el context, ...
Czech:zasadit do kontextu, objasnit v kontextu, ...
Danish:kontekstualisere, forklare konteksten, ...
Dutch:contextualiseren, ...
Greek:εντάσσει σε πλαίσιο, πλαισιώνω, ...
Hungarian:kontextusba helyezni, értelmezési keretbe helyezni, ...
Khmer:ដាក់ក្នុងបរិបទ, ពន្យល់បរិបទ, ...
Korean:맥락화하다, 설명하다, ...
Persian:بافت‌مند کردن, در زمینه قرار داد, ...
Polish:kontekstualizować, scharakteryzować, ...
Portuguese (BR):contextualizar, ...
Romanian:a contextualiza, a explica contextul, ...
Swedish:kontextualisera, ...
Thai:จัดวางในบริบท, อธิบายบริบท, ...
Turkish:bağlamına oturtmak, bağlam içine almak, ...
Vietnamese:đặt vào bối cảnh, giải thích bối cảnh, ...

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