deculturate
verb (used with object)
to cause the loss or abandonment of culture or cultural characteristics of (a people, society, etc.).
deculturation
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a word derived from
deculturate.
Example Sentences
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Wendy Lewis, the local woman convicted earlier this month of urinating on the town's war memorial, is a potent symbol of the town's deep social problems, its sense of dislocation – deculturation, even.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 27, 2010
