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View synonyms for acculturate
acculturate
[ uh-kuhl-chuh-reyt ]
verb (used with or without object)
, ac·cul·tur·at·ed, ac·cul·tur·at·ing.
- to alter by acculturation, through sharing and learning the cultural traits or social patterns of another group: Older computer users are hesitant to acculturate to social media communities.
The families in my neighborhood are pretty acculturated, but they still celebrate holidays like their grandparents used to in Cuba.
Older computer users are hesitant to acculturate to social media communities.
acculturate
/ əˈkʌltʃəˌreɪt /
verb
- (of a cultural or social group) to assimilate the cultural traits of another group
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Derived Forms
- acˌculturˈation, noun
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Other Words From
- ac·cultur·ative adjective
- nonac·cultu·rated adjective
- unac·cultur·ated adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of acculturate1
First recorded in 1930–35; back formation from acculturation
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Word History and Origins
Origin of acculturate1
C20: from ad- + culture + -ate 1
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