Thesaurus results for CONTEMPORIZE

contemporize

verb

kən-ˈtem-pə-ˌrīz

Definition of contemporize

as in to redesign

to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage the new owners of the old-line French restaurant plan to contemporize the menu and make the place seem less intimidating

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Recent Examples of contemporize Bestselling classic Banana styles of the past are being reimagined and contemporized. — David Moin, Footwear News, 19 May 2026 Anderson has contemporized the timeline, situating us in our dismayingly recognizable era of fascist creep and following a sadly less recognizable underground effort to stop it. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025 At the same time, the mill is celebrating denim’s heritage with a collaboration that contemporizes classic textiles. — Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 14 Apr. 2025 At the 151-room W Budapest, a Neo-Renaissance building from 1886 once home to the Hungarian State Ballet Academy, lavish details like tiles and arches were preserved, yet are contemporized with such elements as sleek bronze cladding. — Alia Akkam, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for contemporize

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Third, who in your organization has permission to redesign, not merely to optimize?

— Srini Attili, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Advertisement Leaders who rise to this moment will be those who treat AI not as a headline, but as a mandate to redesign how their organizations—and their people—work.

— Nigel Vaz, Time, 20 July 2026

Definition of redesign

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Bringing all your customer information in one place is a vital step in modernizing the customer journey.

— Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The 35-year-old Fedorov was credited with modernizing Ukraine’s drone program and changed military procurement rules in a crackdown on corruption.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Definition of modernize

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Microsoft's posting is updated to show the new 35 Companies who have signed the Open Weights Letter.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Schloss recommends keeping devices updated and paying attention to browser warnings to lower your risk of being hacked or exposing sensitive information.

— Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2026

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