acculturate

  • 1acculturate — (v.) 1934, back formation from ACCULTURATION (Cf. acculturation). Related: Acculturated; acculturating …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 2acculturate — ☆ acculturate [ə kul′chər āt΄ ] vi., vt. acculturated, acculturating [back form. < ACCULTURATION] to undergo, or alter by, acculturation …

    English World dictionary

  • 3acculturate — UK [əˈkʌltʃəreɪt] / US [əˈkʌltʃəˌreɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms acculturate : present tense I/you/we/they acculturate he/she/it acculturates present participle acculturating past tense acculturated past participle acculturated… …

    English dictionary

  • 4acculturate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: back formation from acculturation Date: 1930 to change through acculturation …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 5acculturate — acculturative, adj. /euh kul cheuh rayt /, v.t., v.i., acculturated, acculturating. to alter by acculturation. [1930 35; back formation from ACCULTURATION] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 6acculturate — verb /əˈkʌltʃəˌreɪt/ a) To change ones culture based on the influence of another culture. b) To be changed by acculturation. See Also: acculturation …

    Wiktionary

  • 7acculturate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To fit for companionship with others, especially in attitude or manners: civilize, humanize, socialize. See TEACH …

    English dictionary for students

  • 8acculturate — v. absorb a foreign or different culture; assimilate from a cultural point of view …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 9acculturate — [ə kʌltʃəreɪt] verb assimilate to a different culture. Derivatives acculturation noun acculturative adjective …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 10acculturate — ac·cul·tur·ate …

    English syllables

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