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acculturate

Pronunciation: /əˈkʌltʃəreɪt/
Definition of acculturate

verb

  • assimilate to a different culture, typically the dominant one: [no object]:those who have acculturated to the United States [with object]:the next weeks were spent acculturating the field staff

Derivatives

acculturation

Pronunciation: /-ˈreɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

acculturative

Pronunciation: /-rətɪv/
adjective

Origin:

1930s: from ac- + culture + -ate3. The noun acculturation dates from the late 19th century

acculturate in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of acculturate in the US English dictionary
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