contemporise

• Veralteter Ausdruck dafür, etwas zeitgemäß zu machen oder zeitlich aufeinander abzustimmen; an die Gegenwart anzupassen.

An obsolete verb meaning to make contemporary or to synchronize in time; to bring up to date.

1. Occur simultaneouslyC2formal

   To happen or exist at the same time as something else.

   Gleichzeitig geschehen

   • The two historical events were carefully contemporised in the documentary.
   • The artist sought to contemporise the themes of the painting with modern life.
   • The festival was contemporised with the harvest season.

   Synonymeco-occurcoexistcoincideconcursynchronize

2. Synchronize eventsC2formal

   To arrange or represent events so that they occur at the same time.

   synchronisieren

   • The director contemporised the flashbacks with the main storyline.
   • The historian contemporised the accounts from different sources.
   • They contemporised the two timelines to create a coherent narrative.

   Synonymealigncoordinateschedulesynchronizetime