enculturate
[ en-kuhl-chuh-reyt ]
/ ɛnˈkʌl tʃəˌreɪt /
verb (used with object), en·cul·tu·rat·ed, en·cul·tu·rat·ing.
to change, modify, or adapt (behavior, ideas, etc.) by enculturation.
Nearby words
encrust, encrustation, encrusted, encrypt, encryption, enculturate, enculturation, encumber, encumbrance, encumbrancer, ency.
Origin of enculturate
back formation from enculturation
Related formsen·cul·tu·ra·tive [en-kuhl-chuh-rey-tiv, -cher-uh-tiv] /ɛnˈkʌl tʃəˌreɪ tɪv, -tʃər ə tɪv/, adjective
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