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🆕 To modernize ⏳ To make simultaneous
to contemporize

to contemporize

9.4
Arrange events so they appear to happen at the same time
  • verb
  • /kənˈtɛmpəraɪz/
  • US
translation icon : contemporizar
  • Historians often contemporize various events to show how they influenced one another.

Examples

  • Scholars contemporized different text sources to align their timelines for better comparison.

  • They decided to contemporize the historical play.

  • The documentary attempts to contemporize ancient myths by setting them in the same era.

  • The director contemporized the classic novel for modern audiences.

  • The director decided to contemporize the classic play by setting it in the modern era, making it more relatable to today's audience.

  • To help students connect with historical events, the teacher chose to contemporize the curriculum by including current issues and technology.

  • The artist aims to contemporize traditional art forms by incorporating modern techniques and themes into her work.

Synonyms

to synchronize
vsto contemporize
  • US
49 4.7

To make two or more things happen at the same time

arranges events to occur within the same period rather than exact simultaneous timing

How Simultaneous

to synchronize
  • US
49 4.7
to contemporize
  • US
9.4
to coincide
80 4.4
overlap
30 3.9
to stagger
12 4.2
separate
829 2.1

Surface Forms

contemporize infinitive
contemporized past
contemporized past participle
contemporizing present participle
contemporizes third person singular

Morphology

contemporize = contemporary (transparent) = contemporary + ize

Derived from the adjective 'contemporary' with the productive suffix '-ize' meaning 'to make or render', so the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Contemporize comes from con- 'together' and tempus 'time', the same root you see in tempo and temporary. So to contemporize events is to put them 'together in time' — to make them happen or appear in the same period.