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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.
- 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
- decon·textu·al·i·zation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of decontextualize1
First recorded in 1975–80; de- + contextualize
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