acculturize

 [uh-kuhl-chuh-rahyz]  

ac·cul·tur·ize

   [uh-kuhl-chuh-rahyz]
verb (used with object), ac·cul·tur·ized, ac·cul·tur·iz·ing.
to cause (a nation, tribe, or other ethnic group) to adopt the culture of another people.
Also, especially British, ac·cul·tur·ise.

Origin:
1890–95; accultur(ation) + -ize
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