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What does acculturate mean?

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  1. (transitive) To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more advanced culture.
  2. (transitive) To cause (a person) to acquire the culture of society, starting at birth.
  3. (intransitive) To be changed by acculturation.
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Armenians quickly acculturate to their society, learning the language, attending school, and adapting to economic and political life.
The political agenda of the 20th century colonial system was to assimilate and acculturate Indigenous peoples into the dominant culture.
European countries are just at the brink of wondering how they will handle immigrants and acculturate them into their societies.
Additionally, a new programme was designed to acculturate and develop employees within the organisation.
As explored in detail within paper one, certain environmental conditions and forms of social interaction influence how individuals acculturate.
Congress's restriction of immigration in 1924, not fully lifted until 1965, gave schools two generations to acculturate and assimilate newcomers.

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