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.
Origin of decontextualize
1First recorded in 1975–80; de- + contextualize
Other words from decontextualize
- de·con·tex·tu·al·i·za·tion, noun
Words Nearby decontextualize
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