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to disembed

to disembed

8.2
To take something out of the place or situation where it first came from
  • verb
  • /dɪsɪmˈbɛd/
translation icon : desvincular
  • To understand the data better, we need to disembed the information from its original context.

How the power to disembed, extract and accumulate value over time was obtained.

Examples

  • The artist wanted to disembed her sculptures from the surrounding environment to highlight their beauty.

  • He tried to disembed the memories of his childhood from the traumatic experiences that shaped him.

  • How the power to disembed, extract and accumulate value over time was obtained.

    Harvard University

  • And the essence of mindfulness, as I see it, is it's really about disembedding from trance.

Synonyms

to take out
vsto disembed
948 1.9

To remove something from a place or container

focuses specifically on taking something out of its original context or setting
to disengage
vsto disembed
82 5.3

To stop being part of or connected to something

focuses on removing something from its original context rather than just freeing it
to disassociate
vsto disembed
16 7.0

To end a connection with a person, group, or idea

is about removing something from its original context rather than ending a social association
to dissociate
vsto disembed
3 6.7

To stop being involved with a person, group, or idea

focuses on removing something from its original context rather than separating oneself
to decouple
vsto disembed
  • Specialized
1 6.8

Reduce the connection so one part does not affect another

is about removing something from its original context, not about cutting influence between things
to decontextualize
vsto disembed
1 9.0

To remove something from the situation where it came from so people can understand or use it on its own

is neutral about purpose and simply removes from the original context

Antonyms

to embed
88 4.8

Fix firmly inside another material so it becomes part of it

How Removed

to remove
∞ 1.5
to extract
166 3.9
to disembed
8.2
to detach
16 4.0
to loosen
88 1.0

Surface Forms

disembed infinitive
disembedded past
disembedded past participle
disembedding present participle
disembeds third person singular

Morphology

disembed = embed (transparent) = dis + embed

The verb is a straightforward reversative formation meaning to remove something from an embedded state or context.

Etymology

Disembed combines dis- meaning 'away' and embed meaning 'to put inside something'. So to disembed is to 'take out' or remove something from its original place or context, which is why we use it for removing an idea, detail, or data from where it was first found.