enculturate

verb

Definition of enculturatenext
as in to acculturate

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  1. acculturate
  2. habituate
  3. condition
  4. accustom
  5. naturalize
Verb
  • The art world is acculturated to the notion that biennials should highlight new narratives but seems to presume that those artists must also be living and relatively young.
    Pamela J. Joyner, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2024
  • This growth is no longer coming from new immigrants naturalizing — it’s being driven by the birth of new generations of Latino and Hispanic Americans who are becoming further removed from the immigrant experience and, in turn, becoming assimilated and acculturated to the American experience.
    Christian Paz, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Definition of acculturate
Verb
  • Delaney Prince, the campground host at Pine City describes Victor as calm, and totally habituated to the presence of humans and their food.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 29 Aug. 2024
  • Naturally habituating the jaguars to safari cruisers—which is not about taming the cats, but keeping them wild and free, yet also comfortable around the vehicles—does more than ensure sightings.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2024
Definition of habituate
Verb
  • To determine whether these sharks were becoming conditioned to associate boats with food and whether this association might last beyond their stay at the tourism site.
    Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The takeaway here is that once deer are conditioned to a trail camera, even a small change — like switching settings, in this case — could spook them. Utilize Stationary Cameras and Roving Cameras During the fall, Johson gets more aggressive with his trail cameras.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of condition
Verb
  • Employees who are accustomed to managing multiple responsibilities may demonstrate greater adaptability and resilience, which are valuable traits in a rapidly changing business environment. Competitive Edge in Hiring.
    William Arruda, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • While Spain is accustomed to autumn storms that sometimes bring seasonal flooding, the recent downpours have resulted in the deadliest floods in living memory.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of accustom
Verb
  • The United States government hosts the ceremonies year-round, but there is an extra flurry of activity during Constitution Week, in late September; this year, more than seventeen thousand new citizens were naturalized that week in some four hundred ceremonies across the country.
    Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
  • In Arizona, where Biden defeated Trump in 2020 by just over 10,000 votes, over 31,000 citizens were naturalized over the period.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of naturalize
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