recontextualize
verb
re·con·tex·tu·al·ize
ˌrē-kən-ˈteks-chə-wə-ˌlīz 
-chə-ˌlīz
recontextualized; recontextualizing; recontextualizes
: to place (something, such as a literary or artistic work) in a different context
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On some dessert menus, corn gets recontextualized to play on memory.
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Charlie Kolodziej, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
Long dismissed as fussy or old-fashioned, brooches are being recontextualized precisely because of those associations.
—Frances Solá-Santiago, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026
Oddly enough, this isn’t the first time that the real world has recontextualized one of his films.
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Power does not disappear in this image; it is recontextualized.
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Charlie Kolodziej, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
Long dismissed as fussy or old-fashioned, brooches are being recontextualized precisely because of those associations.
—Frances Solá-Santiago, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026
Oddly enough, this isn’t the first time that the real world has recontextualized one of his films.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
Power does not disappear in this image; it is recontextualized.
—Debbie Millman, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for recontextualize
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recontextualize
verb
re·con·tex·tu·al·ize
ˌrē-kən-ˈteks-chə-wə-ˌlīz
-chə-ˌlīz
: to place (something, as a literary or artistic work) in a different context
recontextualizing the story
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