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acculturate

Syllabification: (ac·cul·tur·ate)
Pronunciation: /əˈkəlCHəˌrāt/

Definition of acculturate

verb

  • assimilate or cause to assimilate a different culture, typically the dominant one: [no object]:those who have acculturated to the US [with object]:the next weeks were spent acculturating the field staff (as adjective acculturated)an acculturated Cherokee

Derivatives

acculturation


noun

acculturative


adjective

Origin:

mid 20th century: from ac- + culture + -ate1. The noun acculturation dates from the late 19th century

acculturate in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of acculturate in the British & World English dictionary