English Explanatory Dictionary

deculturize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To strip of culture.

Pronunciation

/diːˈkʌɫtʃəɹaɪz/ /diːˈkʊɫtʃəɹaɪz/

Word forms

deculturize deculturizes deculturizing deculturized

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English culturize English deculturize From de- + culturize.

Synonyms

deculture deculturate

Derived words

deculturization

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