verb
- adapting to or adopting the cultural traits of another group
Usage: present participle of acculturate
Examples
- The immigrant family is acculturating to American customs while maintaining their traditions.
- Students studying abroad often find themselves acculturating to local social norms.
- The company is acculturating new employees to its corporate culture.
- Indigenous communities face pressure when acculturating to dominant society.
- She is gradually acculturating to the academic environment of her new university.
- The refugees are acculturating to their host country’s language and customs.