Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To weave together.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To context.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete, transitive To
context .
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Examples
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I hate when people do that. and also please dont 'fall into the ******* category. about your comment: it doesnt' matter "out of how mnay" that's a silly way to look at it. to put it more into contex is to put that number against teh competition. how many has the competition blocked compared to IE8? what about firefox, opera, chrome, safari how many malware sites have they blocked? loose_screw July 23, 2010 2: 54 PM PDT
The Download Blog: Software tips, news, and opinions from Download.com editors 2010
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Similarly, WOC means woman of colour or women of colour, depending on the contex.
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I'm actually not mad about the Illiad specifically, but I do get wound up about any number of issues portrayed in classic literature, even when I know that they might be "out of contex" in my modern era.
Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2009
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If you post it online it will live indefinitely and can easily be taken out of contex and used against you.
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If you post it online it will live indefinitely and can easily be taken out of contex and used against you.
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I do not agree with the words in the sound bites but i took time to listen to the message and you may be surprised what the contex was.
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The Clintons have never been lied on, they have never been taken out of contex, never mischaracterized, etc.
New Negative Hillary Ad In South Carolina Hits Obama For Calling GOP "Party Of Ideas" 2009
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The Clintons have never been lied on, they have never been taken out of contex, never mischaracterized, etc.
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And then you have to establish a contex, or it's still like trying to read the newspaper in a stiff breeze.
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Sex ed for 5 year olds is not age apporpiate in the contex of a "stranger" to teach and thats what a teacher really is.
What's the Connection?: How Much Is Silence Worth? Debra W. Haffner 2007
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