Cultural Adaptation Vocabulary

verb to make something specific to a particular place or group

• The company decided to localize their product to better cater to the needs of the specific region.
• They're planning to localize the app so it works better for people in this area.
• We need to localize this menu for the locals, they won't understand all these fancy terms.
• She tried to localize her presentation by using examples that were more relatable to the audience.

verb to adapt or adjust to the cultural norms and practices of a different group or society

• The immigrants were acculturating to the new country's customs and traditions.
• She's slowly acculturating to the fast-paced city life.
• I'm acculturating to this new job pretty well, if I say so myself.
• The young generation is acculturating to the digital age faster than ever before.

adjective relating to or characterized by acculturation, the process of adopting the cultural traits or social patterns of another group

• The acculturative process involves learning and adopting the customs and traditions of a new culture.
• Acculturative experiences can be both challenging and rewarding.
• I'm totally acculturative to this new way of doing things.
• Her acculturative journey opened her eyes to new perspectives and ways of life.

verb to assimilate or cause to assimilate a different culture

• The program aims to acculturize immigrants to the customs and values of their new country.
• They need to acculturize to the way things are done around here if they want to fit in.
• You gotta acculturize yourself to the local scene if you want to make friends.
• In order to succeed in the corporate world, you have to acculturize to the office politics and dynamics.