(grammar) To place the topic of a sentence at the beginning. / (sociology) To treat (a subject) as a topic.

simple past tense and past participle of topicalize

(linguistics, of a sentence) Having the topic at the beginning.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of topicalize

(grammar) A word or construct that serves to topicalize.

plural of topicalizer

The condition of being topical.

In a topical manner. / (medicine) (Applied) to a localized part of the body.

Relating to a particular topic or subject. / Relating to a topic or subject of current interest. / Local to a particular place / (medicine, not comparable) Applied to a localized part of the body.

(pharmacology) A topical anaesthetic.