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top⋅i⋅cal⋅ize

  [top-i-kuh-lahyz]
Use topicalize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing. Linguistics.
to introduce as, convert into, or mark as the topic of a sentence.
Also, especially British, top⋅i⋅cal⋅ise.

Origin:
1965–70; topical + -ize

Related forms:
top⋅i⋅cal⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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top·i·cal·i·za·tion   (tŏp'ĭ-kə-lĭ-zā'shən)   
n.   Linguistics
The placement of the topic at the beginning of a sentence, as in That movie, you couldn't pay me to see.
top'i·cal·ize' v.
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