acculturate
English
editEtymology
edit- Back-formation from acculturation; first attested in 1923
Pronunciation
editVerb
editacculturate (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 society, starting at birth.
- (intransitive) To be changed by acculturation.
Derived terms
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editTranslations
editto change the culture of a person by the influence of another culture
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to be changed by acculturation — see acculture
Italian
editEtymology 1
editVerb
editacculturate
- inflection of acculturare:
Etymology 2
editParticiple
editacculturate f pl