Topicalize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Topicalize is a verb meaning (grammar) To place the topic of a sentence at the beginning.
Meaning
(grammar) To place the topic of a sentence at the beginning.
More Meanings
- (sociology) To treat (a subject) as a topic.
Example Sentences
[…] during the whole media debate the alternative point of view and the perspective and rights of the minority groups themselves were hardly, if at all, topicalized.
Word Forms
- topicalizes
- topicalizing
- topicalized
- topicalise
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include retopicalize, start, thematicize, contextualize, intro, contextualise.
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