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Lixiviate:
1) To wash or percolate the soluble matter from.
2) To extract a soluble constituent from (a solid mixture) by washing or percolation
Metaphorically speaking, this is pretty good. I propose:
Lixiviation: the process of washing away the soluble matter or soluble constituent from (i.e. substance, meaning, identity) of culture.
Usage: 'McDonaldization is a form of cultural lixiation.'
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