contemporized

verb

past tense of contemporize
as in redesigned
to adapt to modern needs, taste, or usage the new owners of the old-line French restaurant plan to contemporize the menu and make the place seem less intimidating

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Recent Examples of contemporized When Aretha Franklin’s career stalled in later years, Davis contemporized her style. — Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 22 June 2026 Bestselling classic Banana styles of the past are being reimagined and contemporized. — David Moin, Footwear News, 19 May 2026 Anderson has contemporized the timeline, situating us in our dismayingly recognizable era of fascist creep and following a sadly less recognizable underground effort to stop it. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025 At the 151-room W Budapest, a Neo-Renaissance building from 1886 once home to the Hungarian State Ballet Academy, lavish details like tiles and arches were preserved, yet are contemporized with such elements as sleek bronze cladding. — Alia Akkam, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contemporized
  1. redesigned
  2. updated
  3. modernized
  4. streamlined
  5. remade
Verb
  • Figure redesigned its hardware to support domestic tasks and commercial work, with manufacturing scale also a priority.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The park was redesigned in collaboration with the Wilton Rancheria, Yoche Dehe Wintun Nation and Shingle Springs Rancheria, according to a city news release.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of redesigned
Verb
  • The threequel had already gone through numerous iterations by the time Brolin first updated THR on its status in May 2022.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Secure the facility early, draw nothing and keep the bank updated with clean monthly numbers so the credit line stays open.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of updated
Verb
  • As with everything else, London Underground had since been modernized.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The emperor was installed in Tokyo as the absolute ruler (on paper, at least), and Japan modernized at breakneck speed.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of modernized
Verb
  • The interface has also been streamlined and includes dark mode support.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Best Fall Boot Trends Worth Shopping in 2026 At Hermès, Proenza Schouler, and Tory Burch, riding boots returned with a utilitarian sensibility, favoring structured leather, streamlined shafts, and minimal hardware over anything too precious.
    — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of streamlined
Verb
  • In Sunny Isles Beach, another town that’s been remade by major development projects, the Bentley Residences tower is expected to be completed this year.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Of course, there are only so many bad movies that are ripe to be remade; only so many movies that are famous enough to feel like safe investments, but also flawed enough to guarantee that Hollywood executives will feel like creative geniuses for improving upon them.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Nov. 2025
Definition of remade

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“Contemporized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contemporized. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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