decontextualize

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

de- +‎ contextualize

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /diːkənˈtɛkstʃəlaɪz/

Verb[edit]

decontextualize (third-person singular simple present decontextualizes, present participle decontextualizing, simple past and past participle decontextualized)

  1. (transitive) To divest of context.
    Synonym: take out of context
    Antonym: contextualize

Translations[edit]

take out of context — see take out of context

See also[edit]

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