verb
Meaning 1
To divest of context.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: take out of context
Antonyms: contextualize
Standard Lemma guide
decontextualize
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /diːkənˈtɛkstʃəlaɪ̯z/
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English context English -ual English contextual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English contextualize English decontextualize From de- + contextualize.