Acculture
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈkʌl.t͡ʃɚ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Acculture is a verb meaning To familiarize oneself with, and adopt a new culture, especially by an immigrant.
Meaning
To familiarize oneself with, and adopt a new culture, especially by an immigrant.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- accultures
- acculturing
- accultured
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include acculturate, acculturize, accustomize, accustom, acclimate, assimilate.
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