Acculturate Definition

ə-kŭlchə-rāt

acculturated, acculturates, acculturating

verb

To cause (a society, for example) to change by the process of acculturation.

American Heritage

To undergo, or alter by, acculturation.

Webster's New World

To change or be modified by acculturation.

American Heritage

To change one's culture based on the influence of another culture, especially a more advanced culture.

Wiktionary

To change by acquiring the culture of society, starting at birth.

Wiktionary

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