contemporize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To bring up to date; often specifically to set a historical narrative in a modern context
  2. To modify, repackage, or present a well-known or traditional product or brand in a way that appeals to contemporary consumers.

Word forms

contemporize contemporizes contemporizing contemporized contemporise

Etymology

From contemporary + -ize.

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