contemporize

verb

kən-ˈtem-pə-ˌrīz How to pronounce contemporize (audio)
Definition of contemporizenext
as in to redesign
to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage the new owners of the old-line French restaurant plan to contemporize the menu and make the place seem less intimidating

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Recent Examples of contemporize Bestselling classic Banana styles of the past are being reimagined and contemporized. — David Moin, Footwear News, 19 May 2026 Anderson has contemporized the timeline, situating us in our dismayingly recognizable era of fascist creep and following a sadly less recognizable underground effort to stop it. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025 At the same time, the mill is celebrating denim’s heritage with a collaboration that contemporizes classic textiles. — Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 14 Apr. 2025 At the 151-room W Budapest, a Neo-Renaissance building from 1886 once home to the Hungarian State Ballet Academy, lavish details like tiles and arches were preserved, yet are contemporized with such elements as sleek bronze cladding. — Alia Akkam, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for contemporize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contemporize
  1. redesign
  2. modernize
  3. update
  4. streamline
  5. remake
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  • Whether companies can redesign work into something flatter and more sustainable, is the question for the coming years, even decades, to answer.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • As a result, businesses can support trusted AI commerce without redesigning their existing applications.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 27 July 2026
Definition of redesign
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  • Bringing all your customer information in one place is a vital step in modernizing the customer journey.
    — Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The 35-year-old Fedorov was credited with modernizing Ukraine’s drone program and changed military procurement rules in a crackdown on corruption.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of modernize
Verb
  • Microsoft's posting is updated to show the new 35 Companies who have signed the Open Weights Letter.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Schloss recommends keeping devices updated and paying attention to browser warnings to lower your risk of being hacked or exposing sensitive information.
    — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2026
Definition of update
Verb
  • Beyond the home, MCP will streamline integration with external services like Canva and Lyft, expanding Alexa Plus's versatility.
    — Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Amid the endless push to optimize, streamline, and summarize our thoughts, notes have staying power.
    — Rainesford Stauffer, Time, 24 July 2026
Definition of streamline
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  • That’s just a piece with what the show so far is doing best, and what Disney remakes could be doing more of, making something spiritually true, but also boldly new, out of a story everyone remembers.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
  • Industry analysts could have warned Disney that there was little value in remaking Moana, a beloved classic that is nonetheless not quite 10 years old.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
Definition of remake

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