deculture

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verb

To deculturize.

OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

verbdeculture (third-person singular simple present decultures, present participle deculturing, simple past and past participle decultured)

present singular third person decultures · participle present deculturing · participle past decultured · past decultured

  1. To deculturize.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
deculturize

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  9. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  10. Latincolō
  11. Latincultūra
  12. Middle Frenchculture
  13. Englishculture
  14. Englishdeculture

From de- + culture.

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APA

deculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deculture

MLA

“deculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deculture. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deculture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deculture.

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