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contextomizing

contextomizing is the present participle and gerund of contextomize.

Meaning of contextomize

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

Questions about contextomizing

What is contextomizing the present participle and gerund of?
Contextomizing is the present participle and gerund of contextomize.

Words near contextomizing in the dictionary

  1. contextlessness
  2. contextomies
  3. contextomize
  4. contextomized
  5. contextomizes
  6. contextomizing
  7. contextomy
  8. contexts
  9. contextual
  10. contextual criticism
  11. contextual criticisms

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Adapted from Wiktionary: contextomizing (page history and authors); contextomize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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