acculturate
IPA: ʌkˈʌɫtʃɝʌt
verb
- (transitive) To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more dominant culture.
- (transitive) To cause (a person) to acquire the culture of society, starting at birth.
- (intransitive) To be changed by acculturation.
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Examples of "acculturate" in Sentences
- Humans have no right to acculturate Apes under our standards.
- And finally, and most importantly, people are the most important component as I acculturate into Mexico.
- Yet how do we cultivate pride in our rich, vibrant, and multi-faceted Latino heritage and ensure its preservation when we are told to acculturate?
- Hispanics and Latinos south of the border is to "acculturate" their site, which includes many variables, and which the firm he presents offers to their clients.