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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieskontextualisieren
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɔntɛkstualiziːʁən
"Man muss dieses Zitat richtig kontextualisieren."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To place or study a word, phrase, or idea in its appropriate context to give it full meaning.
"To understand the historical speech properly, historians must contextualize the political climate of the 1930s." - 2
To consider something in relation to its surrounding circumstances or background environment.
"The documentary helps viewers contextualize the rapid technological changes of the past decade."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'context', originating from the Latin 'contextus' (a joining together, composition), from 'contexere' (to weave together). The verb suffix '-ize' was added in the mid-20th century to form a modern action verb meaning to place something within its proper surrounding circumstances.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Contextualize" is said worldwide
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contextualiser
Transliteration: kon-tek-stɥi-li-ze
"Il est important de contextualiser ces données avant de tirer des conclusions."
kontextualisieren
Transliteration: kɔntɛkstualiziːʁən
"Man muss dieses Zitat richtig kontextualisieren."
contestualizzare
Transliteration: kon-test-wa-liz-za-re
"Dobbiamo contestualizzare il problema per risolverlo."
contextualizar
Transliteration: kon-teks-twa-li-θar
"Es necesario contextualizar la obra en su época histórica."
contextualizar
Transliteration: kõ-tɛks-tu-a-li-zaɾ
"O professor tentou contextualizar o evento histórico."
संदर्भित करना
Transliteration: sandharbhit karna
"किसी भी घटना को समझने के लिए उसे सही संदर्भ में रखना जरूरी है।"
语境化
Transliteration: yǔ jìng huà
"我们需要将这些言论置于当时的政治环境中去理解。"
맥락화하다
Transliteration: maek-rak-hwa-ha-da
"역사적 사건을 올바르게 이해하려면 맥락화해야 한다."
文脈化する
Transliteration: bunmyaku-ka suru
"その発言を当時の状況において文脈化する必要がある。"
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