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What is the verb for theme?

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thematise
  1. (linguistics) Convert a sentence or a part of it into a theme; modify a verb form by adding a thematic vowel.
  2. Make thematic; organize in themes.
  3. Bring attention to a topic, e.g. by discussing it constructively.
  4. Examples:
    1. “Sicily is depicted as a multiple reality in their novels, which thematise the complexity of Sicily and of being Sicilian.”
      “The works of Lamunière which thematise these questions head on are his many self-portraits.”
      “Not only does Nebreda explicitly thematise his own diagnosis as schizophrenic, but he also associates the bodily practices depicted throughout with schizophrenia.”
thematize
  1. Make thematic; organize in themes.
  2. (linguistics) Convert a sentence or a part of it into a theme; modify a verb form by adding a thematic vowel.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Unlike any of these works, however, the books I want to examine here all explicitly thematize their structure.”
      “Thus, on some level, Verrocchio's design may also thematize the much-contested sense of touch and, indirectly, the art of sculpture itself.”
      “The various stories thematize issues of colorism, marital betrayal, family strife, and poverty.”
theme
  1. (transitive) To give a theme to.
  2. (computing) To apply a theme to; to change the visual appearance and/or layout of (software).
thematises
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thematise
thematizes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thematize
thematised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of thematise
thematized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of thematize
  2. Examples:
    1. “The fate of system then becomes an event in the novel's narrative and can thus be thematized.”
      “Once thematized sufficiently for his purposes, however, the topic was quickly abandoned by Descartes.”
      “In a probe recall experiment, a word with a thematized referent was a better recall probe than a word with a non-thematized referent.”
thematising
  1. present participle of thematise
thematizing
  1. present participle of thematize
theming
  1. present participle of theme
  2. Examples:
    1. “To try to make their submission stand out, desperate publishers have taken to theming their entries.”
      “Particular care was given to theming this attraction, and the station is sheltered in a large house constructed of wood.”
      “Sadler's Wells, EC1, Wed to 21 Apr ENB goes for an emotional high with the theming of this spring triple bill.”
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