culturalize

[ kuhl-cher-uh-lahyz ]

/ ˈkʌl tʃər əˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), cul·tur·al·ized, cul·tur·al·iz·ing. Anthropology.

to expose or subject to the influence of culture.

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Nearby words

cultural relativity, cultural revolution, cultural revolution, great proletarian, cultural sociology, cultural universal, culturalize, culturati, culture, culture area, culture center, culture clash

Also especially British, cul·tur·al·ise.

Origin of culturalize

cultural + -ize

Related forms

cul·tur·al·i·za·tion, nounde·cul·tur·al·ize, verb (used with object), de·cul·tur·al·ized, de·cul·tur·al·iz·ing.

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