"acculturate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /əˈkʌl.t͡ʃəˌɹeɪt/ Forms: acculturates [present, singular, third-person], acculturating [participle, present], acculturated [participle, past], acculturated [past]
Etymology: * Back-formation from acculturation; first attested in 1923 Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|acculturation}} Back-formation from acculturation Head templates: {{en-verb}} acculturate (third-person singular simple present acculturates, present participle acculturating, simple past and past participle acculturated)
  1. (transitive) To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more dominant culture. Tags: transitive Translations (to change the culture of a person by the influence of another culture): acculturer (French), akkulturieren (German), aculturar (Portuguese), aculturar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-acculturate-en-verb-VOcntnGP Disambiguation of 'to change the culture of a person by the influence of another culture': 62 35 2
  2. (transitive) 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. Tags: transitive Synonyms: socialize Translations (to cause a person to acquire the culture of a society, starting at birth): aculturar (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-acculturate-en-verb-hTdDIbLO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 81 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 74 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 68 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 73 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 27 66 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 76 13 Disambiguation of 'to cause a person to acquire the culture of a society, starting at birth': 15 84 1
  3. (intransitive) To be changed by acculturation. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-acculturate-en-verb-h~D7DjTw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: acculturative, reacculturate Related terms: acculturation

Inflected forms

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