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culturize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cul-tur-ize
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To adapt to the rules or norms of a culture; to make cultural.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti 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 *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English culturize From culture + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

culturizes (present, singular) culturizing (participle, present) culturized (participle, past) culturized (past)

Derived Forms

deculturize

Frequently Paired Words

culturization

Synonyms

acculturate

Questions

What does culturize mean?
To adapt to the rules or norms of a culture; to make cultural.
Where does culturize come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti 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 *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English culturize From culture + -ize.

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