contemporize

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To bring up to date; often specifically to set a historical narrative in a modern context
    — In the few instances where the initial description is couched in the past tense, immediate reversal occurs and the scene is contemporized by the listener.
  2. To modify, repackage, or present a well-known or traditional product or brand in a way that appeals to contemporary consumers.
    — Oscar Mayer tapped him to try to find some way to reposition bologna and other troubled meats that were declining in popularity and sales...when Drane began working on the project, his orders were to “figure out how to contemporize what we’ve got.”

词形变化

contemporizes present,singular,third-person contemporizing participle,present contemporized participle,past contemporized past contemporise alternative

词汇关系

近义词
update adapt
衍生词
contemporization
相关词
contemporary temporize

词源

From contemporary + -ize.
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