"topicalize" meaning in All languages combined

See topicalize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: topicalizes [present, singular, third-person], topicalizing [participle, present], topicalized [participle, past], topicalized [past]
Etymology: From topical + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|topical|ize}} topical + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} topicalize (third-person singular simple present topicalizes, present participle topicalizing, simple past and past participle topicalized)
  1. (grammar) To place the topic of a sentence at the beginning. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-topicalize-en-verb-sUNbxGD1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (sociology) To treat (a subject) as a topic. Categories (topical): Sociology
    Sense id: en-topicalize-en-verb-Tq9L6Q8Y Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: topicalise Derived forms: topicalizer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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