Culturize

/ˈkʌltʃərɪz/ verb

Definition

To make something cultural or to imbue with cultural qualities; to transmit or share culture.

Etymology

From 'culture' plus the -ize suffix (to make, to cause to become). A 20th-century construction reflecting academic interest in cultural processes and acculturation.

Kelly Says

Anthropologists and educators used 'culturize' to describe teaching immigrants—but the term reveals an assumption that culture is something you *add* to people, not something they already possess.

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