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
encroachment, encrust, encrustation, encrypt, encryption, enculturate, enculturation, encumber, encumbrance, encumbrancer, ency.
Origin of enculturate
back formation from enculturation
Related forms
en·cul·tu·ra·tive [en-kuhl-chuh-rey-tiv, -cher-uh-tiv] /ɛnˈkʌl tʃəˌreɪ tɪv, -tʃər ə tɪv/, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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