dehistoricize
dehistoricize verb: to separate or remove from history; to deprive of historical context.
Verb
dehistoricize (third-person singular simple present dehistoricizes, present participle dehistoricizing, simple past and past participle dehistoricized)
- To separate or remove from history; to deprive of historical context.
- Because the stunts disassociate these effects from their usual context, Jackass mimics state violence only to dehistoricize and depoliticize it.2022, Marisol Cortez, “Ambivalent Anality: Revisiting the Queer Ecology of "the Jackass Moment"”, in Media+Environment
Forms of dehistoricize
| third-person singular present | dehistoricizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | dehistoricizing |
| past participle | dehistoricized |
| past | dehistoricized |
Origin of dehistoricize
From de- + historicize.
Words formed from dehistoricize
Questions about dehistoricize
- What does dehistoricize mean?
- Dehistoricize means to separate or remove from history; to deprive of historical context.
- What part of speech is dehistoricize?
- Dehistoricize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of dehistoricize?
- The past tense of dehistoricize is dehistoricized.
Words near dehistoricize in the dictionary
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