different between occulture vs acculture

English

Etymology

Blend of occult +? culture, coined by Professor Christopher Partridge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??k?lt???(?)/

Noun

occulture (uncountable)

1. The appropriation by a subculture of occult themes (New Age, etc.) in opposition to the dominant culture.

Anagrams

• coculture

Latin

Participle

occult?re

1. vocative masculine singular of occult?rus

English

Etymology

Either ac- +? culture or a back-formation from acculturation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??k?l.t???/
• Audio (US, Northern California)

Verb

acculture (third-person singular simple present accultures, present participle acculturing, simple past and past participle accultured)

1. To familiarize oneself with, and adopt a new culture, especially by an immigrant

   I accultured myself very easily when I moved from Chile to Brazil; Portuguese, being similar to Spanish, was easy to learn. It might have been harder to acculture to life in Hong Kong.

Related terms

• acculturation

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: acculturent, accultures

Verb

acculture

1. first-person singular present indicative of acculturer
2. third-person singular present indicative of acculturer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of acculturer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of acculturer
5. second-person singular imperative of acculturer

Latin

Participle

accult?re

1. vocative masculine singular of accult?rus