Decontextualize

//diːkənˈtɛkstʃəlaɪ̯z// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To divest of context. transitive

    "Quantification (or statisticalization) is a set of scientific practices that transforms text statements into numerical ones, depersonalizing and decontextualizing them[…]"

Synonyms

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take out of context

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"Quantification (or statisticalization) is a set of scientific practices that transforms text statements into numerical ones, depersonalizing and decontextualizing them[…]"

Etymology

From de- + contextualize.

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