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acculturate

/əˈkʌl.t͡ʃəˌɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
ac-cul-tur-ate
IPA
/əˈkʌl.t͡ʃəˌɹeɪt/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more dominant culture.

Transitive verb

verb

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.

Transitive verb

verb

To be changed by acculturation.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

* Back-formation from acculturation; first attested in 1923

Usage

Inflected Forms

acculturates (present, singular) acculturating (participle, present) acculturated (participle, past) acculturated (past)

Derived Forms

acculturative reacculturate

Frequently Paired Words

acculturation

Synonyms

socialize

Questions

How do you pronounce acculturate?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkʌl.t͡ʃəˌɹeɪt/.
What does acculturate mean?
To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more dominant culture.
Where does acculturate come from?
* Back-formation from acculturation; first attested in 1923

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