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deculturate

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de⋅cul⋅tur⋅ate

  [dee-kuhl-chuh-reyt]
Use deculturate in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
to cause the loss or abandonment of culture or cultural characteristics of (a people, society, etc.).
Origin:
de- + culture + -ate 1

Related forms:
de⋅cul⋅tur⋅a⋅tion, noun
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