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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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   to become part of a group, country, society, etc., or to make someone or something become part of a group, country, society, etc.: The European Union should remain flexible enough to assimilate more countries quickly. You shouldn't expect immigrants to assimilate into an alien culture immediately.

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

4. 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.

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

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   verb. 1. (transitive) to learn ( information, a procedure, etc) and understand it thoroughly. 2. (transitive) to absorb ( food) and incorporate it into the body tissues. 3. (intransitive) to become absorbed, incorporated, or learned and understood. 4. (usually foll by into or with)

7. 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.

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

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   ASSIMILATE definition: 1. to understand and remember new information 2. to become part of a group, society, etc, or to…. Learn more.