Contemporizing

/kənˈtɛmpəraɪzɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Making something contemporary or modern; adapting something to current times (present participle, American spelling).

Etymology

Present participle of 'contemporize,' formed with the '-ing' suffix. Maintains American spelling conventions from the base verb.

Kelly Says

The '-ing' form of 'contemporize' is so uncommon that it almost never appears in real texts—you're much more likely to encounter 'modernizing' in contemporary writing.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዛሬው አድርሶ ማድረግ
zarew adirso madreg
ARالعربية
معاصر
muʿāṣir
BNবাংলা
সমসাময়িকীকরণ
shom-shamoyikoran
CACatalà
contemporaneïtzar
kohn-teh-meh-POH-rah-neh-ee-tsah-r
CSČeština
současný
soo-chahs-nee
DADansk
samtidig
sahm-TEE-deeg
DEDeutsch
zeitgenössisch machend
tseyt-guh-NOH-sish mah-khent
ELΕλληνικά
συγχρόνισμα
sygchronisma
ESEspañol
contemporizando
kohn-teh-meh-POH-rah-ee-thoh
FAفارسی
معاصر کردن
muʿāṣir kardan
FISuomi
nykyaikaistaminen
noo-kye-ah-ee-kah-stah-meen
FRFrançais
contemporisant
kohn-teh-meh-POH-ree-zahnt
GUGU
સમકાલીન બનાવવું
samakālīn banāvavuṃ
HAHA
na zamani ya yanzu
nah zah-MAH-nee yah yahn-zoo
HEעברית
מודרני
mo-dehr-NEE
HIहिन्दी
समकालीन बनाना
samakālīn banānā
HUMagyar
kortársiasítás
kohr-tahrs-ee-ah-see-tahsh
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengkontemporerkan
mehng-kohn-teh-meh-POH-reh-kan
IGIG
nke oge a ka ewere
n-keh OH-geh ah kah eh-weh-reh
ITItaliano
contemporaneizzando
kohn-teh-meh-POH-rah-neh-ee-tsahndoh
JA日本語
現代化する
gendai-ka suru
KKKK
қазіргілендіру
qazirgilen-diru
KMKM
សម័យបច្ចុប្បន្ន
samy bah-chup-pan
KO한국어
현대화하다
hyeondae-hwa-ha-da
MRMR
सध्याचा करणे
sadhyāchā karaṇē
MSBahasa Melayu
mengkontemporari
mehng-kohn-teh-meh-POH-rah-ree
MYမြန်မာ
ခေတ်ပြိုင်ဖန်တီးခြင်း
khet pyaing hpeh-tee-chin
NLNederlands
moderniserend
moh-dehr-nee-seh-rehnd
NONorsk
samtidig
sahm-TEE-deeg
PAPA
ਸਮਕਾਲੀਕਰਨ
samakālīkaran
PLPolski
współczesny
vspo-wchez-nee
PTPortuguês
contemporizando
kohn-teh-meh-POH-rah-ee-zoh
RORomână
contemporanizare
kohn-teh-meh-POH-rah-nee-zah-reh
RUРусский
современнизируя
so-vreh-meh-NEE-zee-rah-yah
SVSvenska
samtidig
sahm-TEE-deeg
SWKiswahili
kufanya kuwa wa wakati huu
koo-FAH-nyah koo-wah wah-KEE-tay hoo
TAதமிழ்
சமகாலமயமாக்குதல்
samakālamayakkutal
TEతెలుగు
సమకాలీకరించడం
samakālīkaraṃḍaṃ
THไทย
ทำให้ร่วมสมัย
tahm hai ruam samai
TLTL
nakakontemporanyo
nah-kah-kohn-teh-meh-POH-rah-nyoh
TRTürkçe
çağdaşlaştırma
chahd-ASH-lah-stee-rah-mah
UKУкраїнська
сучасний
soo-chehs-nee
URاردو
عصر حاضر بنانا
asr hāzir banānā
VITiếng Việt
đương đại hóa
zoo-ang dah-ee hoh-ah
YOYO
ti aye ti ase
tee AH-yeh tee AH-sheh
ZH中文
现代化
xiàn dài huà
ZUZU
samanje sesiyiswe
sah-MAHN-jeh seh-see-sweh

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