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   assimilate

   /əˈsɪmɪleɪt/

   verb

   • 1. take in and understand fully (information or ideas): "Marie tried to assimilate the week's events"
   • ▪ absorb and integrate (people, ideas, or culture) into a wider society or culture: "pop trends are assimilated into the mainstream with alarming speed" Similar subsumeincorporateintegrateabsorbengulfswallow uptake overco-optnaturalizeadoptembraceacceptadmitrare:acculturate
   • ▪ become absorbed and integrated into a society or culture: "the older generation had more trouble assimilating"
   • ▪ (of the body or any biological system) absorb and digest (food or nutrients): "the sugars in the fruit are readily assimilated by the body" Similar absorbtake inacquirepick upgraspcomprehendunderstandlearnmasterdigestingestimbibedrink insoak ininformal:get the hang ofget
   • 2. regard as similar; liken: "philosophers had assimilated thought to perception"
   • ▪ become similar: "the Churches assimilated to a certain cultural norm"
   • ▪ make (a sound) more like another in the same or next word: "the ‘v’ in ‘fivepence’ may be assimilated to a voiceless ‘f’ (because of the ‘p’)"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin assimilat- ‘absorbed, incorporated’, from the verb assimilare, from ad- ‘to’ + similis ‘like’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. assimilable adjective
   • 2. assimilative adjective
   • 3. assimilatory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishASSIMILATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of assimilate in English with different contexts and usage. Assimilate can mean to join, to learn, to absorb, or to change sounds in speech.

   • English (US)

     ASSIMILATE meaning: 1. to become part of a group, country,...

   • Traditional

     ASSIMILATE translate: 加入；融入；（使）同化, 吸收（資訊等）;學習(知識等）, 吸收（營養等）....

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     ASSIMILATE translate: 加入；融入；（使）同化, 吸收（信息等）;学习(知识等）, 吸收（营养等）....

   • Assimilate in Russian

     ASSIMILATE translate: усваивать , ассимилировать(ся) ,...

   • Assimilate in German

     assimilate translate: aufnehmen. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Assimilate in Spanish

     ASSIMILATE translate: asimilar, integrarse, asimilar,...

   • Translate English to French

     ASSIMILATE translate: assimiler. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Znaczenie Assimilate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     assimilate definicja: 1. to become part of a group, country,...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › assimilateAssimilate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ASSIMILATE is to take into the mind and thoroughly understand. How to use assimilate in a sentence. Linguistic assimilation? What prepositions are used with assimilate?: Usage Guide

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5. www.dictionary.com › browse › assimilateASSIMILATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Assimilate definition: to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb. See examples of ASSIMILATE used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryASSIMILATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ASSIMILATE meaning: 1. to become part of a group, country, society, etc., or to make someone or something become part…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishASSIMILATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of assimilate as a verb and a noun, with synonyms and example sentences. Find out how assimilate relates to culture, food, language, and more.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › assimilateAssimilate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Imported from Latin, assimilate has the word similar within it and in fact, means "to become like something else." If someone moves to another country, he or she will need to assimilate by adapting to and taking in the language, culture and customs of the new place.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishASSIMILATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of assimilate as a verb, with two senses: to understand and remember new information, and to join or become part of a group, society, etc. See translations of assimilate in different languages and browse related words.