to acculturate

Examples

• All

• The program aims to help refugees acculturate by providing language classes and cultural orientation sessions.

• People often will acculturate to larger neighboring groups.

• The Puerto Rican families of this community were quite acculturated, with the parents and the children comfortable using English.

  Academic text (2008)

• As elsewhere, the slaves were forcibly, though not completely, acculturated to European ways.

  Academic text (2001)

• In our study, less-acculturated Latinos faced the most significant barriers to having a dental home.

  Academic text (2012)

• The Society's cultural performances helped Slovene immigrants to acculturate and adopt middle-class norms of American society.

  Academic text (1996)

• Many immigrants find it challenging to acculturate to their new environment while preserving their cultural identity.

• In the diverse community, children learn to acculturate by participating in local traditions and celebrations.

Synonyms

A

to adapt to

vsto acculturate

99 2.9

Slowly get used to a new place or situation

specifically involves changing social or group habits after contact with others

A

to assimilate

vsto acculturate

77 6.1

Become similar to other people by joining their group and learning their customs

is often a broader change in cultural traits through contact rather than full merging

I

to integrate

vsto acculturate

75 4.1

To become part of a larger group and take part in its life

focuses on changing cultural traits through contact instead of formal inclusion

A

to acclimate

vsto acculturate

25 5.2

To get used to a new climate, place, or situation

applies to changing social and cultural patterns through contact instead of climate

A

to attune to

vsto acculturate

6 6.5

Become used to a new situation so you feel comfortable with it

involves active change of social patterns rather than just alignment or harmony

A

to acclimatize

vsto acculturate

• US

4 6.1

To get used to a new climate or place

refers to changing social patterns and group traits rather than physical climate

G

to go native

vsto acculturate

2 8.1

To live like local people when you are in another country

describes a wider process of cultural change over time through contact

Antonyms

R

to resist

311 2.2

Act against authority, rules or change

I

to isolate

256 4.2

To keep someone or something apart from others

How Adapted

to assimilate

77 6.1

to acculturate

• Specialized

1 8.2

to adapt

150 3.0

to adjust

321 3.0

Surface Forms

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Etymology