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enculturate

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Definition of enculturate

as in to acculturate

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Anne’s mother, Edith, continued to speak German, and, by all accounts, struggled to acculturate to her new environment.

— Time, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
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

Definition of acculturate

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Both lures are intended to attract bears while not providing them with actual food that can habituate them to humans.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
First, we’ve been habituated to bite-sized texts like, well… texts, Reddit, email and Instagram captions.

— John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

Definition of habituate

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Sensitive complexions get extra TLC from soothing Centella asiatica, antioxidant-rich green tea, and conditioning lysine.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 Sep. 2026
Thorough Air Sealing Even with adequate insulation, gaps and openings can let hot attic air into your home or conditioned air escape.

— Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of condition

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Many of the leaders my PR agency works with are accustomed to SEO being the most powerful determinant of their online fate.

— Michelle Mekky, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
As an Australian, six-time Olympian Mary Hanna is accustomed to traveling long distances with horses.

— Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of accustom

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For example, Social Security's citizenship data often isn't updated when people naturalize, and the SAVE data system, operated by USCIS, frequently doesn't include records for people who became citizens as minors when their parents naturalized.

— Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
The plants are also known for their ability to multiply and naturalize.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 19 Aug. 2026

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