Dehistoricize

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To separate or remove from history; to deprive of historical context. transitive

    "Because the stunts disassociate these effects from their usual context, Jackass mimics state violence only to dehistoricize and depoliticize it."

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"Because the stunts disassociate these effects from their usual context, Jackass mimics state violence only to dehistoricize and depoliticize it."

Etymology

From de- + historicize.

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