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.
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Sometimes in·cul·tu·rate [in-kuhl-chuh-reyt] /ɪnˈkʌl tʃəˌreɪt/ .
Origin of enculturate
Back formation from enculturation
OTHER WORDS FROM enculturate
en·cul·tu·ra·tive [en-kuhl-chuh-rey-tiv, -cher-uh-tiv], /ɛnˈkʌl tʃəˌreɪ tɪv, -tʃər ə tɪv/, adjectiveWords nearby enculturate
en croûte, encrust, encrustation, encrypt, encryption, enculturate, enculturation, encumber, encumbrance, encumbrancer, -ency
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