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- Dictionaryassimilate/əˈsɪmɪleɪt/
verb
- 1. take in and understand fully (information or ideas): "Marie tried to assimilate the week's events"
- 2. regard as similar; liken: "philosophers had assimilated thought to perception"
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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.
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
ASSIMILATE meaning: 1. to become part of a group, country, society, etc., or to make someone or something become part…. Learn more.
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) to bring or come into harmony; adjust or become adjusted.
Assimilate definition: to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb. See examples of ASSIMILATE used in a sentence.
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.
ASSIMILATE definition: 1. to understand and remember new information 2. to become part of a group, society, etc, or to…. Learn more.
ASSIMILATE meaning: 1 : to learn (something) so that it is fully understood and can be used; 2 : to cause (a person or group) to become part of a different society, country, etc.
[transitive] assimilate something to fully understand an idea or some information so that you are able to use it yourself. The committee will need time to assimilate this report. Some people can only assimilate change gradually.
Definition of assimilate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
