culturize
culturize verb: to adapt to the rules or norms of a culture; to make cultural.
Verb
culturize (third-person singular simple present culturizes, present participle culturizing, simple past and past participle culturized)
- To adapt to the rules or norms of a culture; to make cultural.
- However, all those social principles we share with other animals have been thoroughly culturized. The process of culturization has enriched them and given them meaning, but has not obscured the basic animal characteristics.1993, Michael T. McGuire, Human nature and the new Europe, page 84
- Synonyms:
- acculturate
Synonyms of culturize
Forms of culturize
| third-person singular present | culturizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | culturizing |
| past participle | culturized |
| past | culturized |
Origin of culturize
From culture + -ize.
Words formed from culturize
Questions about culturize
- What does culturize mean?
- Culturize means to adapt to the rules or norms of a culture; to make cultural.
- What part of speech is culturize?
- Culturize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of culturize?
- The past tense of culturize is culturized.
Words near culturize in the dictionary
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