decontextualize
[ dee-kuh n-teks-choo-uh-lahyz ]
/ ˌdi kənˈtɛks tʃu əˌlaɪz /
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
First recorded in 1975–80;
de- +
contextualize
OTHER WORDS FROM decontextualize
de·con·tex·tu·al·i·za·tion, nounWords nearby decontextualize
deconstruct,
deconstructed,
deconstruction,
decontaminate,
decontamination,
decontextualize,
decontrol,
decorate,
decorated,
decorated shed,
decorated style