ac·cul·tur·ate ( -k l ch-r t )v. ac·cul·tur·at·ed, ac·cul·tur·at·ing, ac·cul·tur·ates v.tr. To cause (a society, for example) to change by the process of acculturation. v.intr. To change or be modified by acculturation. |
acculturate [əˈkʌltʃəˌreɪt]
vb
(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) (of a cultural or social group) to assimilate the cultural traits of another group
[from ad- + culture + -ate1]
acculturation n
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| Verb | 1. |  acculturate - assimilate culturally assimilate - become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly" detribalise, detribalize - cause members of a tribe to lose their cultural identity |
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