Definition
To adopt or be adopted into the cultural traits and practices of another group, particularly a dominant culture.
Etymology
From ad- + culture plus -ate. A 20th-century verb formation by anthropologists to describe cultural change and exchange processes.
Kelly Says
Anthropologists use 'acculturate' to describe what happened to immigrant groups—but it's more neutral than 'assimilate,' acknowledging that people often blend cultures rather than abandoning their own.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማህበራዊነት
ma-hib-e-ra-wi-net
ARالعربية
الاندماج
al-in-da-maaj
BNবাংলা
সংস্কৃতিগতকরণ
song-skur-ti-got-kor-on
CACatalà
acculturar
a-ku-l-ty-rar
CSČeština
akulturace
ak-uhl-tu-ra-ce
DADansk
assimilere
a-si-mee-le-re
DEDeutsch
sich assimilieren
zich a-si-mee-lee-e-ren
ELΕλληνικά
συγκύρωση
si-ku-ro-si
ESEspañol
aculturarse
ak-kul-tuh-rahs-eh
FAفارسی
Assimilation
a-si-mi-la-tion
FISuomi
akulturaatio
ak-ku-la-ta-tio
FRFrançais
s'acculturer
se-ak-kəl-ty-reh
GUGU
સંસ્કૃતિકરણ
san-skru-ti-kar-na
HIहिन्दी
सांस्कृतिकीकरण
saans-kru-ti-kee-ra-na
HUMagyar
akulturació
ak-ku-la-tsi-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
berasimilasi
ber-a-si-mi-la-si
ITItaliano
acculturarsi
ak-kul-tyr-ar-see
JA日本語
文化化する
bunka-ka-waru-u
KKKK
қ assimilation
q assi-mi-la-tion
KMKM
អនុគ្រោះ
a-nu-kro-ah
MRMR
संस्कृतीकरण
san-skru-ti-ka-ran
MSBahasa Melayu
berasimilasi
ber-a-si-mi-la-si
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pyan-la-e
NLNederlands
accultureren
ak-kul-ty-re-ren
NONorsk
assimilere
a-si-mee-le-re
PAPA
ਸੰਸਕ੍ਰਿitization
san-skru-ti-za-tion
PLPolski
akulturacja
ak-uhl-ty-ra-cja
PTPortuguês
aculturar
a-kuhl-ty-raar
RORomână
acculturation
ak-kul-tu-ra-tion
RUРусский
ассимилироваться
assi-mee-lee-ro-vatsya
SLSlovenščina
kulturovani
SVSvenska
assimilera
a-si-mee-le-ra
SWKiswahili
kukua
koo-koo-a
TAதமிழ்
பண்பாட்டுரீ
pan-pa-ttu-ri
THไทย
ปรับตัวเข้ากับวัฒนธรรม
pab-tua-kae-ka-wat-than-tharm
TLTL
pag-aakultura
pa-ga-a-kul-ty-ra
TRTürkçe
kültürleşmek
kuhl-tur-leh-shek
UKУкраїнська
асиміляція
a-si-mee-lia-tsia
VITiếng Việt
thuần hóa
tjuan hoa
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la