acculturate
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Etymology
- Back-formation from acculturation; first attested in 1923
Pronunciation
Verb
acculturate (third-person singular simple present acculturates, present participle acculturating, simple past and past participle acculturated)
- (transitive) To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more dominant culture.
- (transitive) To cause (a person) to acquire the culture of a society (or of a region, industry, or company), as in the case of children growing up in that culture, immigrants learning that culture, or new hires learning the ropes of a job.
- Synonym: socialize
- (intransitive) To be changed by acculturation.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
to change the culture of a person by the influence of another culture
to be changed by acculturation — see acculture
Etymology 1
Verb
acculturate
- inflection of acculturare:
Etymology 2
Participle
acculturate f pl
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