decontextualize

verb

Meaning

Remove an idea, statement, or object from its original setting or circumstances to alter its meaning.

Examples

Critics often decontextualize scientific findings to support their own political agendas.
It is unfair to decontextualize a joke made between friends and present it as a serious public statement.

Synonyms: misrepresent, distort, isolate, divorce

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decontextualize

verb

Pronunciation: ˌdiːkɒnˈtekstʃuəlaɪz

Definition

Remove an idea, statement, or object from its original setting or circumstances to alter its meaning.

Examples

Critics often decontextualize scientific findings to support their own political agendas.
It is unfair to decontextualize a joke made between friends and present it as a serious public statement.
The professor warned students not to decontextualize historical events when analyzing the causes of the war.

Synonyms of decontextualize

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