topicalize

[ top-i-kuh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, Linguistics.

, top·i·cal·ized, top·i·cal·iz·ing.

1. to introduce as, convert into, or mark as the topic of a sentence.

Other Words From

• topi·cal·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of topicalize¹

First recorded in 1965–70; topical + -ize