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thematize

Pronunciation: /ˈθiːmətʌɪz/

(also thematise)
Definition of thematize

verb

[with object]
  • present or select (a subject) as a theme: Shelley’s imagery is systematic whenever light is being thematized
  • Linguistics place (a word or phrase) at the start of a sentence in order to focus attention on it.

Derivatives

thematization

Pronunciation: /-ˈzɛɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

thematize in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of thematize in the US English dictionary
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