contemporise con·tem·po·rise uncommon verb 1. happen at the same time Synonymssynchronizesynchronisecontemporize 2. arrange or represent events so that they co-occur “synchronize biblical events” Synonymssynchronizesynchronisecontemporize Related words Word family synchronysynchronisationsynchronizationsynchronizing Broader terms arrangehappen WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.