0 the fact or process of considering something in its context (= the situation within which it exists or happens), which can help in understanding it:
Analysis emphasizing the social contextualization of artworks has gained popularity.
She offers an important contextualization of these novels in larger issues of Jewish identity.
The information in this chapter lacks historical contextualization.
Possibly the most damaging methodological failing is the frequent absence of any contextualization in the studies.
