What does topicalize mean?
Topicalize means (grammar) To place the topic of a sentence at the beginning..
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(grammar) To place the topic of a sentence at the beginning..
[…] 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.
Use topicalize when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Topicalize means (grammar) To place the topic of a sentence at the beginning..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] 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.
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