acculturate (redirected from acculturating)

ac·cul·tur·ate  (-klch-rt)

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.

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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

Thesaurus

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

Translations

acculturate [əˈkʌltʃəˌreɪt] VT (frm) → aculturar