acculturate
English
Etymology
- Back-formation from acculturation; first attested in 1923
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ə.ˈkʌl.tʃə.ˌɹeɪt/
Verb
acculturate (third-person singular simple present acculturates, present participle acculturating, simple past and past participle acculturated)
- (transitive) To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more advanced culture.
- (transitive) To cause (a person) to acquire the culture of society, starting at birth.
- (intransitive) To be changed by acculturation.
Related terms
- acculturation
Translations
to change the culture of a person by the influence of another culture
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to cause a person to acquire the culture of a society, starting at birth
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to be changed by acculturation — see acculture
Italian
Verb
acculturate
- second-person plural present indicative of acculturare
- second-person plural imperative of acculturare
- feminine plural of acculturato