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acculturate

/əˈkʌl.tʃə.reɪt/

Translations

acculturateverb

acculturated

Past Simple

acculturated

Past Participle

acculturating

Gerund

/əˈkʌl.tʃə.reɪt/

acculturerSens transitif : faire assimiler à une autre culture.

Schools can acculturate children to the norms of the dominant society.

Les écoles peuvent acculturer les enfants aux normes de la société dominante.

s'acculturerSens pronominal : s’adapter culturellement à un nouvel environnement.

Over time, foreign students acculturate and feel at home in the university community.

Avec le temps, les étudiants étrangers s'acculturent et se sentent chez eux dans la communauté universitaire.

Synonyms

acculturateverb

To assimilate or cause to assimilate a different culture, typically the dominant one.

The immigrants quickly acculturated to the new country's customs and traditions.

To adopt the cultural traits or social patterns of another group; to undergo acculturation.

Over time, foreign students acculturate and feel at home in the university community.