acculturate

English

Etymology

• Back-formation from acculturation; first attested in 1923

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.ˈkʌl.tʃə.ˌɹeɪt/

Verb

1. (transitive) To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more advanced culture.
2. (transitive) To cause (a person) to acquire the culture of society, starting at birth.
3. (intransitive) To be changed by acculturation.

Related terms

• acculturation

Translations

to change the culture of a person by the influence of another culture

• French: acculturer (fr)
• German: akkulturieren (de)
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• Portuguese: aculturar (pt)
• Spanish: aculturar (es)

to cause a person to acquire the culture of a society, starting at birth

• Portuguese: aculturar (pt)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

to be changed by acculturation — see acculture

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Italian

Verb

acculturate

1. second-person plural present indicative of acculturare
2. second-person plural imperative of acculturare
3. feminine plural of acculturato