acculturate vs assimilate

acculturate and assimilate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acculturate	No	No	Yes	No
assimilate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, assimilate is a hypernym of acculturate; that is, assimilate is a word with a broader meaning than acculturate:

acculturate (verb)	assimilate (verb)
assimilate culturally	become similar to one's environment
	make similar
	become similar in sound
	take up mentally
	take (gas, light or heat) into a solution