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con⋅tex⋅tu⋅al⋅ize

[kuhn-teks-choo-uh-lahyz]
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, esp. one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
Also, especially British, con⋅tex⋅tu⋅al⋅ise.


Origin:
1930–35; contextual + -ize


con⋅tex⋅tu⋅al⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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