Acculturate

Acculturate is a verb that means to assimilate to a different culture. The Latin word culture (cool TOUR ay) refers to growing or cultivating. It’s loosely related to the term agriculture, with refers to growing or cultivating fruits and vegetables. When a person acculturates, they allow themselves to be cultivated in ways that differ from the way they were initially raised. For example: After moving to Japan when I was seventeen, I was acculturated in many ways that were unusual to me. But in the end I greatly enjoyed experiencing a different culture.