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reculture

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To change the culture of (a social institution).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • to reculture a troubled school

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To culture again or anew.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *kwelh1- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kwélh1eti Proto-Italic *kwelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh2? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English reculture From re- + culture.