contextualize

The definition of contextualize means to analyze a word or event in terms of the words or concepts surrounding it.

(verb)

An example of contextualize is to keep feminist perspectives in mind when reading a novel written during the women's civil rights movement.

See contextualize in Webster's New World College Dictionary

to place (a word, event, etc.) into a particular or appropriate context for the purpose of interpretation or analysis

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See contextualize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb con·tex·tu·al·ized, con·tex·tu·al·iz·ing, con·tex·tu·al·iz·es

To place (a word or idea, for example) in a particular context.

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