acculturation C2+ Topic:Culture & History US /əˌkʌltʃəˈreɪʃən/ UK /əˌkʌltʃəˈreɪʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun adoption of the cultural traits of another group Acculturation gradually reshaped the immigrants' daily customs. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · adoption of the cultural... assimilationadaptationenculturationintegrationsocialization Word family Related forms acculturateculturecultivate Etymology AI details From ad- ('to') + culture + -ation, ultimately from Latin cultūra ('a cultivating'), from colere ('to cultivate, tend'). cultūra Latin colere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Culture & History Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # acculturation **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˌkʌltʃəˈreɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /əˌkʌltʃəˈreɪʃən/ ## Meanings 1. adoption of the cultural traits of another group ## Examples - Acculturation gradually reshaped the immigrants' daily customs. ## Synonyms - assimilation - adaptation - enculturation - integration - socialization ## Related Forms - acculturate - culture - cultivate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cultūra - Root: colere ## Etymology From ad- ('to') + culture + -ation, ultimately from Latin cultūra ('a cultivating'), from colere ('to cultivate, tend'). ## AI Etymology Acculturation comes from ad- ('to') + culture + -ation, ultimately from Latin cultūra ('a cultivating'), from colere ('to cultivate, tend'). The historical trail runs through Latin cultūra and Latin colere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means adoption of the cultural traits of another group. Related forms include acculturate, culture, cultivate. ## Topics - Culture & History - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown