reculturalize

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verb

To adapt to the norms of a different culture.

OriginEnglish culturalize ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle French culture →
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Meanings

verbreculturalize (third-person singular simple present reculturalizes, present participle reculturalizing, simple past and past participle reculturalized)

present singular third person reculturalizes · participle present reculturalizing · participle past reculturalized · past reculturalized

  1. transitiveTo adapt to the norms of a different culture.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  8. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  9. Latincolō
  10. Latincultūra
  11. Middle Frenchculture
  12. Englishculture
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Englishcultural
  16. Englishculturalize
  17. Englishreculturalize

From re- + culturalize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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