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.

Origin of decontextualize

1
First 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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