thematise

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Etymology

From the stem of Ancient Greek θέμα (théma, theme) + -ise.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈθiːmətaɪz/
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Verb

thematise (third-person singular simple present thematises, present participle thematising, simple past and past participle thematised) (transitive)

  1. (linguistics) To convert (a sentence or a part of it) into a theme.
  2. (linguistics, Indo-European studies) To modify (a word or stem) by adding a thematic vowel.
  3. To make thematic; to organize by theme.
  4. To bring attention to (a topic), e.g. by discussing it constructively.

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