CONTEMPORIZE

synchronize, synchronise, contemporize, contemporise

(verb) arrange or represent events so that they co-occur; “synchronize biblical events”

synchronize, synchronise, contemporize, contemporise

(verb) happen at the same time

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

contemporize (third-person singular simple present contemporizes, present participle contemporizing, simple past and past participle contemporized)

To bring up to date; often specifically to set a historical narrative in a modern context

(marketing) To modify, repackage, or present a well-known or traditional product or brand in a way that appeals to contemporary consumers.

Synonyms

• update

• adapt

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

24 September 2024

PROSODIC

(adjective) of or relating to the rhythmic aspect of language or to the suprasegmental phonemes of pitch and stress and juncture and nasalization and voicing


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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