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/kəntˈɛkstʃuːəlˌaɪz/
contextualiseto contextualize
01
to think about something with regard to its condition and relating information so as to understand it better
Example
To understand the event fully, we need to contextualize it within its historical background.
The professor asked students to contextualize the literature by considering the author ’s life.
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context
Noun
contextual
Adjective
contextualize
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