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contextomize

contextomize verb: to quote somebody out of context, often to give a false impression of what they said.

Verb

contextomize (third-person singular simple present contextomizes, present participle contextomizing, simple past and past participle contextomized)

  1. (figuratively, transitive) To quote somebody out of context, often to give a false impression of what they said.
    Synonyms:
    quote mine, dissect

Synonyms of contextomize

Forms of contextomize

third-person singular presentcontextomizes
present participlecontextomizing
past participlecontextomized
pastcontextomized

Origin of contextomize

From contextomy + -ize.

Questions about contextomize

What does contextomize mean?
Contextomize means to quote somebody out of context, often to give a false impression of what they said.
What part of speech is contextomize?
Contextomize is a verb.
What is the past tense of contextomize?
The past tense of contextomize is contextomized.

Words near contextomize in the dictionary

  1. contextfulness
  2. contexting
  3. contextless
  4. contextlessness
  5. contextomies
  6. contextomize
  7. contextomized
  8. contextomizes
  9. contextomizing
  10. contextomy
  11. contexts

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