acculturate
to alter by acculturation, through sharing and learning the cultural traits or social patterns of another group: The families in my neighborhood are pretty acculturated, but they still celebrate holidays like their grandparents used to in Cuba. Older computer users are hesitant to acculturate to social media communities.
Origin of acculturate
1Other words from acculturate
- ac·cul·tur·a·tive, adjective
- non·ac·cul·tu·rat·ed, adjective
- un·ac·cul·tur·at·ed, adjective
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How to use acculturate in a sentence
Nate has a biological and acculturated appreciation of beautiful women.
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British Dictionary definitions for acculturate
/ (əˈkʌltʃəˌreɪt) /
(of a cultural or social group) to assimilate the cultural traits of another group
Origin of acculturate
1Derived forms of acculturate
- acculturation, noun
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