ACCULTURATE

acculturate

(verb) assimilate culturally

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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 advanced culture.

(transitive) To cause (a person) to acquire the culture of society, starting at birth.

(intransitive) To be changed by acculturation.

Source: Wiktionary



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