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Word: Contemporize
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 17th century (in an earlier sense). From post-classical Latin contemporare contemporate + -ize
Definition:
To regard (a person or thing) as belonging to the same era or period as another. Also: to synchronize (a thing) with a particular action, event, etc. Frequently with with (formerly also † unto).
Definition:
To modernize (something); to bring up to date.
Variant Forms:
- contemperize
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