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acculturative

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ac⋅cul⋅tur⋅ate

  [uh-kuhl-chuh-reyt]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
to alter by acculturation.
Origin:
1930–35; back formation from acculturation

Related forms:
ac⋅cul⋅tur⋅a⋅tive, adjective
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ac·cul·tur·a·tion   (ə-kŭl'chə-rā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The modification of the culture of a group or individual as a result of contact with a different culture.

  2. The process by which the culture of a particular society is instilled in a human from infancy onward.

ac·cul'tur·a'tion·al adj., ac·cul'tur·a'tive adj.
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