Synonyms for "acculturate" (45 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (9)

Verb(1 words)

acculturize

admitadoptadvanceaffiliateameliorateamendassimilatebetter

Strong matches (14)

boostbring forwardcivilizeculturizeedifyeducateelevateemendenhanceenlightenenrichfattenfavor

Verb(1 words)

culturize

Related words (22)

forwardfostergo straightimprovelardliftmelioratemendnaturalizenurturepromoteraiserefinereformstraighten outtransfiguretransformturn over a new leafupgradeuplift

Verb(2 words)

go nativesocialize

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

1 entries

assimilate

Related terms

1 entries

acculturation

derived

2 entries

acculturativereacculturate

derived from

1 entries

acculturation

manner of

1 entries

assimilate

related to

4 entries

acculturationcultureinfluencesociety

Translations

5 translations across 4 languages.

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French

1 entries

• acculturer verb (to change the culture of a person by the influence of another culture)

German

1 entries

• akkulturieren verb (to change the culture of a person by the influence of another culture)

Portuguese

2 entries

• aculturar verb (to change the culture of a person by the influence of another culture)
• aculturar verb (to cause a person to acquire the culture of a society, starting at birth)

Spanish

1 entries

• aculturar verb (to change the culture of a person by the influence of another culture)

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