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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Creams aren’t just left on display; they’re contextualized within decades of research.
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Carol Rh Malasig, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
To contextualize Henry, Herzog makes the most of time spent in Namibia, where Boyes has gone to find a crack team of master trackers from the Ju/Hoansi San Bushmen in the Kalahari, one of the oldest cultures on Earth whose language includes clicking.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
The book contextualizes this expanse of violence and mystery with declassified documents, trial transcripts, police records, and hours of interviews with hundreds of figures.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Most murder is informed by broader systemic injustices and true crime media often fails to contextualize its horrors, leading to narratives that contort perpetrators into monsters rather than products of our flawed social systems.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
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Carol Rh Malasig, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
To contextualize Henry, Herzog makes the most of time spent in Namibia, where Boyes has gone to find a crack team of master trackers from the Ju/Hoansi San Bushmen in the Kalahari, one of the oldest cultures on Earth whose language includes clicking.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
The book contextualizes this expanse of violence and mystery with declassified documents, trial transcripts, police records, and hours of interviews with hundreds of figures.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Most murder is informed by broader systemic injustices and true crime media often fails to contextualize its horrors, leading to narratives that contort perpetrators into monsters rather than products of our flawed social systems.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for contextualize
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“Contextualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contextualize. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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