acculturate

English

Etymology

• Back-formation from acculturation; first attested in 1923

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈkʌl.t͡ʃəˌɹeɪt/

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.
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.

   Synonym: socialize

3. (intransitive) To be changed by acculturation.

Derived terms

• acculturative
• reacculturate

 

Related terms

• acculturation

Translations

to change the culture of a person by the influence of another culture

• French: acculturer (fr)
• German: akkulturieren (de)
• Portuguese: aculturar (pt)
• Spanish: aculturar (es)

to cause a person to acquire the culture of a society, starting at birth

• Portuguese: aculturar (pt)

to be changed by acculturation — see acculture

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

acculturate

1. inflection of acculturare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

acculturate f pl

1. feminine plural of acculturato