Definition of "acculturating" [acculturating]

• Present participle of acculturate. (verb)

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• "Therefore, the idea of acculturating immigrants is an absurdity, because there is no culture for them to be acculturated into."
• "In fact, despite all the hand-wringing over Hispanic hordes and porous borders, Latinos are acculturating as fast as any other immigrant group in U.S. history."
• "Native American languages were seen as a barrier to acculturating the Native Americans, so the languages had to be destroyed."