Contemporize Definition
kən-tĕmpə-rīz
contemporized, contemporizes, contemporizing
verb
contemporized, contemporizes, contemporizing
To regard or place in the same time period; synchronize.
American Heritage
To make or be contemporary.
Webster's New World
To be contemporary.
American Heritage
To bring up to date; often specifically to set a historical narrative in a modern context.
Wiktionary
(marketing) To modify, repackage, or present a well-known or traditional product or brand in a way that appeals to contemporary consumers.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- synchronise
- contemporise
- synchronize
Origin of Contemporize
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contemporary + -ize
From Wiktionary
From contemporary
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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