acculturate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- Back-formation from acculturation; first attested in 1923
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
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 dominant culture.
- (transitive) To cause (a person) to acquire the culture of society, starting at birth.
- (intransitive) To be changed by acculturation.
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Translations[edit]
to change the culture of a person by the influence of another culture
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to be changed by acculturation — see acculture
Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
acculturate
- inflection of acculturare:
Etymology 2[edit]
Participle[edit]
acculturate f pl