What is "contemporize"

contemporize \contemporize\ v. i. to happen at the same time.

Syn: co-occur.

contemporize \contemporize\ v. t. to arrange or represent events so that they co-occur.

Syn: synchronize.

vb. To bring up to date; often specifically to set a historical narrative in a modern context

1. v. happen at the same time [syn: synchronize, synchronise, contemporise]

2. arrange or represent events so that they co-occur; "synchronize biblical events" [syn: synchronize, synchronise, contemporise]