Definition of periodize in English:
periodize
(British periodise)
verb ˈpɪərɪədʌɪzˈpirēəˌdīz
[with object]formal Divide (a portion of time) into periods.
〈正式〉把（一段时间）划分时期（或时代）
this illustrates the dangers of periodizing history and of ignoring the carry-over of medieval ideas
Example sentencesExamples
- This was the hegemonic text in which Mill periodised Indian history into three periods - Hindu civilisation, Muslim civilisation and the British period.
- His raising of the problem of periodizing the history of the discussion about the historical Jesus is important, and I hope the insight is deepened to the point where the periods are recognized for what they are: perspectival shifts.
- This suggests that scholars need a new model for periodizing environmental history, one that emphasizes the 1950s and also focuses on European integration.
- But if we accept that periodizing history requires drawing a distinction between continuity and change, then it has to be accepted that the process is necessarily a theoretical activity.
- By explaining the way Japanese and Western scholars periodize Chinese history using tripartite classical, medieval, and modern frameworks, he places his history in a framework that makes it more accessible to Western readers.
Derivatives
noun pɪərɪədʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n
formal As for accepting the words ‘twenty-first’ and ‘century,’ our inner historians should cry out for better periodization.
Example sentencesExamples
- These were accepted largely without question and we have lived with this periodisation for almost two hundred years.…
- Spring, summer, autumn, and winter are nature-made periodizations with which people have long understood changes in their environments and lives.
- The chronological periodisation is defined by different thematic concerns as well as by the presence of different patrons and markets.
- What is clear is that the various ‘post ‘categories are not very useful in any attempt at periodization.