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decontextualize
[dee-kuhn-teks-choo-uh-lahyz]
verb (used with object)
to remove (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) from a context.
decontextualized works of art displayed in museums.
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- decontextualization noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of decontextualize1
Example Sentences
āThey can also decontextualize dishes, leading to a warped understanding in the public opinion of what exactly a dish is.ā
But they completely decontextualize thatāJesus doesnāt mean that you have to be violent to take the kingdom of God.
The framing is yet another example of how anti-vaxxers repeatedly decontextualize information to fit an anti-vaccine agenda.
Furthermore, the idealistic and notably diverse group of undergrads is implicitly held responsible for polarizing the campus climate with its quickness to decontextualize classroom content on social media.
Hagy goes to great lengths to decontextualize her narrative and de-linearize time, both to underscore the perennial aspects of human nature and to create a mythlike atmosphere for her patchwork of retold tales and war lore.
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