acculturate
verb/əˈkʌl.t͡ʃəˌɹeɪt/
Etymology * Back-formation from acculturation; first attested in 1923
1
To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more dominant culture.
2
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.
3
To be changed by acculturation.
- Derived terms
- acculturative, reacculturate
- Related terms
- acculturation