deculturize

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UK/diːˈkʌɫtʃəɹaɪz/UK/diːˈkʊɫtʃəɹaɪz/

verb

To strip of culture.

Similar
deculturedeculturate
OriginEnglish culturize ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

verbdeculturize (third-person singular simple present deculturizes, present participle deculturizing, simple past and past participle deculturized)

present singular third person deculturizes · participle present deculturizing · participle past deculturized · past deculturized

  1. transitiveTo strip of culture.

    Synonyms: deculture, deculturate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo strip of culture.

Similar
deculturedeculturate
Also see
deculturate

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. Englishculturize
  15. Englishdeculturize

From de- + culturize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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