# acculturate

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈkʌl.t͡ʃəˌɹeɪt/

## Definitions
1. To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more dominant culture.
2. 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.
3. To be changed by acculturation.

## Etymology
* Back-formation from acculturation; first attested in 1923

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/acculturate