enculturate

verb

Definition of enculturatenext
as in to acculturate

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  1. acculturate
  2. habituate
  3. condition
  4. accustom
  5. naturalize
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  • 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
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  • We’ve been conditioned to want hyper-personalization from our digital surroundings, with convenience and customizable environments the spoils of our age.
    Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Cell phones are quite literally designed to be addictive, and we’ve become conditioned to use them for far more than placing phone calls and sending text messages.
    Jess Cording, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of condition
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  • Far more important than level of playing ability is the sport provides an opportunity to be with fellow veterans in a team setting, which is something they were accustomed in the military.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • That means that to profit and not cannibalize console and PC sales, publishers need to sell games for much higher up-front costs than mobile players are accustomed to.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of accustom
Verb
  • Italy Italy grants citizenship by descent if the applicant’s Italian ancestor did not naturalize abroad before the birth of their child in his or her direct line.
    Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • This spring, at age 62, I was naturalized as a citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany.
    Steven A. Harvey, Baltimore Sun, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of naturalize
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