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decontextualize

[ dee-kuhn-teks-choo-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, de·con·tex·tu·al·ized, de·con·tex·tu·al·iz·ing.
  1. to remove (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) from a context:

    decontextualized works of art displayed in museums.



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Other Words From

  • decon·textu·al·i·zation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of decontextualize1

First recorded in 1975–80; de- + contextualize

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