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contemporise

con·tem·po·rize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-tem-puh-rahyz]
    • /kənˈtɛm pəˌraɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-tem-puh-rahyz]
    • /kənˈtɛm pəˌraɪz/

Definitions of contemporise word

  • verb with object contemporise to place in or regard as belonging to the same age or time. 1
  • verb with object contemporise to give a modern or contemporary character or setting to; update: The new production of Romeo and Juliet contemporizes it as the love of two modern teenagers in a Chicago high school. 1
  • verb without object contemporise to be contemporary. 1
  • noun contemporise Alt form contemporize. 1
  • verb contemporise Alternative form of contemporize. 0
See all 5 definitions of contemporise

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Origin of contemporise

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; < Late Latin contempor- (stem of contemporāre to be at the same time), equivalent to con- con- + tempor- (stem of tempus time) + -ize

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Parts of speech for Contemporise

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Contemporise

contemporise popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

contemporise usage trend in Literature

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