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acculturate

acculturate

English

Verb

acculturate (third-person singular simple present acculturates, present participle acculturating, simple past and past participle acculturated)

  1. (transitive) To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more advanced culture.
  2. (transitive) To cause (a person) to acquire the culture of society, starting at birth.
  3. (intransitive) To be changed by acculturation.

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Italian

Verb

acculturate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of acculturare
  2. second-person plural imperative of acculturare
  3. feminine plural of acculturato