bracket out
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Definition
Verb: 1. To place into brackets; to enclose within brackets: The action of setting off a word, phrase, or remark from the main text by using punctuation marks like parentheses, square brackets, or curly braces. This is often done to indicate that the enclosed text is supplementary, explanatory, or separate from the primary statement.
Usage
The verb "bracket out" is used in the context of writing and editing. It instructs or describes the act of isolating text with brackets. It is a formal or technical term. * It is typically used in the imperative mood for instructions (e.g., "Bracket out that clause."). * It can be used in the passive voice (e.g., "The phrase was bracketed out."). * It is synonymous with "enclose in brackets" or "parenthesize."
Examples
- In an editing note: "Please bracket out the author's personal aside to improve the flow of the main argument."
- Describing an action: The editor decided to bracket out the technical jargon for the general audience.
- In passive construction: In the final draft, all speculative comments were bracketed out.
Advanced Usage
- Philosophical/Conceptual Use: In academic discourse, particularly in phenomenology, "to bracket out" (or "to bracket") can mean to deliberately suspend judgment about or set aside certain assumptions or phenomena in order to focus analysis on something else. This is known as .
- Example: "To understand the essence of perception, we must first bracket out our scientific beliefs about the physical world."
Variants and Related Words
- Bracket (verb): A more common and general verb meaning to enclose in brackets or to group things together.
- Example: "Bracket the following examples."
- Parenthesize (verb): Specifically to enclose in parentheses (round brackets).
- Enclose (verb): A more general term for surrounding something.
Synonyms
- Enclose in brackets
- Parenthesize
- Set off (with brackets)
- Isolate (with punctuation)
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Bracket off: Similar to "bracket out," it can mean to separate or mark something as distinct using brackets. It can also have a more figurative meaning of isolating something conceptually.
- Example (literal): "Bracket off the statistical data in the appendix."
- Example (figurative): "We need to bracket off our personal feelings during the negotiation."
Related Idioms
- Put/place in parentheses: A common idiomatic way to say the same thing as "bracket out" when referring to round brackets.
- Example: "His final remark is best put in parentheses."
Verb
- place into brackets
- Please bracket this remark