Acculturate
to alter by .
verb
(of a cultural or social group) to -ssimilate the cultural traits of another group
v.
1934, back-formation from acculturation. related: acculturated; acculturating.
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. historical examples acc-m has preserved, in his now antique pages, some of the recipes in vogue in his day. curiosities of civilization andrew wynter an instance of this is related by acc-m, which goes directly to the point. curiosities of civilization andrew wynter the following table from acc-m, gives the rate of starch and […]
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reclining; rec-mbent: acc-mbent posture. botany. lying against something. historical examples the cotyledons are acc-mbent when they lie with their edges against the radicle, 128. the elements of botany asa gray acc-mbent, ak-k-mb′ent, adj. lying down or reclining on a couch. chambers’s twentieth century dictionary (part 1 of 4: a-d) various the radicle r is folded […]
- Accumulate
to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up: to acc-mulate wealth. to gather into a heap, m-ss, cover, etc.; form a steadily increasing quant-ty: snow acc-mulated in the driveway. his debts kept on acc-mulating. contemporary examples musketeer oil heiress eleanor ritchey had a tendency to acc-mulate things. the world’s 12 richest dogs the […]