Definition of contemporize
contemporized
;contemporizing
transitive verb
: to make contemporary contemporize a magazine with the latest fashions
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Examples of contemporize in a Sentence
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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There were four or five quintessential Dolce & Gabbana Sicilian widow ensembles, and four or five more when ornate separates were contemporized by sportswear and T-shirts.
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First Known Use of contemporize
1646
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