acculturize

transitive verb

ac·​cul·​tur·​ize

-chəˌrīz

-ed/-ing/-s

: to cause (a people) to adopt the culture of another

Word History

Etymology

acculturation + -ize

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

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