contemporise

• 过时动词，意为使现代化、使符合当代，或使在时间上同步、协调一致。

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.

   同时发生

   • 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.

   同义词co-occurcoexistcoincideconcursynchronize

2. Synchronize eventsC2formal

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

   同步

   • 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.

   同义词aligncoordinateschedulesynchronizetime