acculturate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /əˈkʌl.t͡ʃəˌɹeɪt/
Etymology
* Back-formation from acculturation; first attested in 1923
Meanings
- (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 a society (or of a region, industry, or company), as in the case of children growing up in that culture, immigrants learning that culture, or new hires learning the ropes of a job.
- (intransitive) To be changed by acculturation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| acculturating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| acculturates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| acculturated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| acculturated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Translations (5)
de akkulturieren (to change the culture of a person by the influence of another culture) · pt aculturar (to cause a person to acquire the culture of a society, starting at birth) · es aculturar (to change the culture of a person by the influence of another culture) · pt aculturar (to change the culture of a person by the influence of another culture) · fr acculturer (to change the culture of a person by the influence of another culture)