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Context vs Desocialize - What's the difference?

context | desocialize |

As verbs the difference between context and desocialize

is that context is to knit or bind together; to unite closely while desocialize is to take out of a social context; individualize.

As a noun context

is the surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.

As an adjective context

is knit or woven together; close; firm.

context

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
    • In what context did your attack on him happen? - We had a pretty tense relationship at the time, and when he insulted me I snapped.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=September 7 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Moldova 0-5 England , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=The display and result must be placed in the context that was it was against a side that looked every bit their Fifa world ranking of 141 - but England completed the job with efficiency to record their biggest away win in 19 years.}}
  • (senseid) (linguistics) The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.
  • (archaeology) The surroundings and environment in which an artifact is found and which may provide important clues about the artifact's function and/or cultural meaning.
  • (mycology) The trama or flesh of a mushroom.

    • Antonyms

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    Derived terms

    () * context-dependent * context-free * context-sensitive * in context, compare in isolation * keyword in context, KWIC * keyword out of context, KWOC * out of context * take out of context

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "context")

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To knit or bind together; to unite closely.
    • (Feltham)
  • * R. Junius
    • The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by commerce and contracts.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Knit or woven together; close; firm.
  • * Derham
    • The coats, without, are context and callous.
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    desocialize

    English

    Verb

    (desocializ)
  • To take out of a social context; individualize.
  • *2008 , Jonathan Alexander, Literacy, Sexuality, Pedagogy: Theory and Practice for Composition Studies
  • *:As we desocialize sex and sexuality as purely personal aspects of existence, we begin to see how sexuality is tied to a number of norms...
  • To cause to withdraw from society.
  • *2004 , Arden et al'', ''The Angell Memorial Animal Hospital Book of Wellness and Preventive Care
  • *:By twelve weeks puppies enter the juvenile stage, and it is at this stage that a negative experience can desocialize the pup.
  • To cause to cease to be politically socialist.
  • *1975 , A P J Van Rensburg, Contemporary Leaders of Africa
  • *:It was a painful process to desocialize and rehabilitate the Malian economy.