What does "acculture" mean?

To familiarize oneself with, and adopt a new culture, especially by an immigrant

What is a synonym for "acculture"?

Common synonyms include: acclimate.

How do you pronounce "acculture"?

Pronounced //əˈkʌl.t͡ʃɚ//.

Acculture

//əˈkʌl.t͡ʃɚ// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
To familiarize oneself with, and adopt a new culture, especially by an immigrant
"I accultured myself very easily when I moved from Chile to Brazil; Portuguese, being similar to Spanish, was easy to learn. It might have been harder to acculture to life in Hong Kong."

Synonyms

All synonyms

acclimate

Example

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"I accultured myself very easily when I moved from Chile to Brazil; Portuguese, being similar to Spanish, was easy to learn. It might have been harder to acculture to life in Hong Kong."

Etymology

Either ac- + culture or a back-formation from acculturation.

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