Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take out of context

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables
take out of -con-text
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To report (something) without taking into account the context in which it occurred.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

takes out of context (present, singular) taking out of context (participle, present) took out of context (past) taken out of context (participle, past)

Synonyms

decontextualize

Antonyms

contextualize

Questions

What does take out of context mean?
To report (something) without taking into account the context in which it occurred.

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