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decontextualize
verb de·con·tex·tu·al·ize \ˌdē-kən-ˈteks-chə-wə-ˌlīz, -chə-ˌlīz, -chü-ə-ˌlīz\
Definition of DECONTEXTUALIZE
transitive verb
: to remove from a context
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First Known Use of DECONTEXTUALIZE
1977
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