contextualize
verb
con·tex·tu·al·ize
kən-ˈteks-chə-wə-ˌlīz 
-chə-ˌlīz,
-chü-ə-
contextualized; contextualizing
: to place (something, such as a word or activity) in a context
When the rebellion is historically contextualized, it becomes clear that there were many factors that contributed to it.
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When the rebellion is historically contextualized, it becomes clear that there were many factors contributing to it.
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Matthiessen contextualizes their demands within the history of colonial violence, and persuasively argues for the release of Peltier, who spent nearly fifty years behind bars before his sentence was commuted to house arrest by President Joe Biden, this past January.
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Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 17 Oct. 2025
Hearing Meghan say ‘there was no plan’ helps to contextualize a lot of the decisions the Sussexes made in regard to their first business deals with Spotify, Penguin Random House, and Netflix.
—Janelle Ash , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Matthiessen contextualizes their demands within the history of colonial violence, and persuasively argues for the release of Peltier, who spent nearly fifty years behind bars before his sentence was commuted to house arrest by President Joe Biden, this past January.
—Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Now there is a growing body of academic literature attempting to contextualize her life.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Contextualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contextualize. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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