/ əˈkʌltʃəreɪt; NAmE / verb
[ v , vn ] ( formal ) to learn to live successfully in a different culture; to help sb to do this
► ac·cul·tur·ation / əˌkʌltʃəˈreɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s: from ac- + culture + -ate . The noun acculturation dates from the late 19th cent.