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enculturate

American

[en-kuhl-chuh-reyt] / ɛnˈkʌl tʃəˌreɪt /

Sometimes inculturate

verb (used with object)

enculturated, enculturating

to change, modify, or adapt (behavior, ideas, etc.) by enculturation.

Other Word Forms

enculturative

adjective

Etymology

Origin of enculturate

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