decanonize

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verb

To remove from the literary canon.

“to decanonize a writer”

OriginEnglish canonize ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdecanonize (third-person singular simple present decanonizes, present participle decanonizing, simple past and past participle decanonized)

present singular third person decanonizes · participle present decanonizing · participle past decanonized · past decanonized

  1. transitiveTo remove from the literary canon.

    to decanonize a writer

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishcanonize
  8. Englishdecanonize

From de- + canonize.

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APA

decanonize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decanonize

MLA

“decanonize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decanonize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decanonize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decanonize.

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