enculturate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enculturate
Verb
  • Anne’s mother, Edith, continued to speak German, and, by all accounts, struggled to acculturate to her new environment.
    Time, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
  • To us, acculturated to the darkened theater and the Hollywood spotlight, these techniques are familiar: too familiar.
    Jason Farago, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • And Fisher believes the situation warrants an even stronger response, under which his team would be authorized to kill wolves that are clearly habituated to hunting and eating only domestic animals.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • These sediments, the researchers observed, had low bacterial diversity compared to other surrounding sediments, and the bacteria came from families habituated to alkaline environments, such as deep-sea hydrothermal vents or alkaline hot springs.
    Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Leave it in for at least half an hour or overnight, shampooing it out and conditioning afterward.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This step is important to remove all gunk and stuck-on food before moving on to conditioning and shining the surface, according to Stein.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Until Saturday, Scott — accustomed to wearing prison blue — had two shirts and two pairs of pants, but Sanders took him to Ross Dress for Less for some colorful, new clothes.
    Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Brakefield says the company was accustomed to reaching customers via digital media, and accordingly put its focus on finding customers online.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These bulbs form clumps that quickly naturalize in woodland gardens or lawns.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Advisors, especially immigration advisors, should make sure that naturalized citizens and those seeking citizenship are made aware of the connection between denaturalization and the expatriation tax regime, including the exit tax.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Enculturate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enculturate. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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