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deculturate

deculturate verb: synonym of deculturize.

Verb

deculturate (third-person singular simple present deculturates, present participle deculturating, simple past and past participle deculturated)

  1. Synonym of deculturize.
    Synonyms:
    deculturize

Synonyms of deculturate

Forms of deculturate

third-person singular presentdeculturates
present participledeculturating
past participledeculturated
pastdeculturated

Origin of deculturate

From de- + culture + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about deculturate

What does deculturate mean?
Deculturate means synonym of deculturize.
What part of speech is deculturate?
Deculturate is a verb.
What is the past tense of deculturate?
The past tense of deculturate is deculturated.

Words near deculturate in the dictionary

  1. deculturalization
  2. deculturalize
  3. deculturalized
  4. deculturalizes
  5. deculturalizing
  6. deculturate
  7. deculturated
  8. deculturates
  9. deculturating
  10. deculturation
  11. deculturations

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