acculturatePronunciation: /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 staffDerivatives acculturationPronunciation: /-ˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ noun acculturativePronunciation: /-rətɪv/ adjective Origin: 1930s: from ac- + culture + -ate3. The noun acculturation dates from the late 19th centuryacculturate in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of acculturate in the US English dictionary