Intercultural Communication Terms

verb to adapt or become accustomed to the cultural practices or beliefs of a different group

• The immigrants quickly acculturated to their new country's customs and traditions.
• After living in the city for a few months, she had fully acculturated to the fast-paced lifestyle.
• He's so acculturated to the local slang that he sounds like a native speaker.
• The team acculturated to their new coach's leadership style and saw great improvement in their performance.

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.