thematise
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the stem of Ancient Greek θέμα (théma, “theme”) + -ise.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈθiːmətaɪz/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
thematise (third-person singular simple present thematises, present participle thematising, simple past and past participle thematised) (transitive)
- (linguistics) To convert (a sentence or a part of it) into a theme.
- (linguistics, Indo-European studies) To modify (a word or stem) by adding a thematic vowel.
- To make thematic; to organize by theme.
- To bring attention to (a topic), e.g. by discussing it constructively.
Synonyms
- (insert a vowel; make thematic): thematicise