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1. (v.t.) assimilate
to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb:
to assimilate new ideas.
2. assimilate
to bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a dominant cultural group or national culture.
3. assimilate
to convert (ingested food) to substances suitable for incorporation into the body and its tissues.
4. assimilate
to cause to resemble; make similar.
5. assimilate
to compare; liken.
6. assimilate
to modify (a sound) by assimilation.
7. (v.i.) assimilate
to be or become absorbed.
8. assimilate
to conform or adjust to the customs, attitudes, etc., of a dominant cultural group.
9. assimilate
(of ingested food) to be converted into the substance of the body.
10. assimilate
to bear a resemblance (usu. fol. by to or with).
11. assimilate
(of a sound) to become modified by assimilation.
12. (n.) assimilate
something that is assimilated.
Etymology: (1570–80; < L assimilātus, ptp. of assimilāre, -ulāre to make like, copy; see as -, simulate)
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| Definition of 'assimilate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in
take up mentally
"he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
2. (verb) assimilate
become similar to one's environment
"Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"
3. (verb) assimilate
make similar
"This country assimilates immigrants very quickly"
4. (verb) assimilate, imbibe
take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
5. (verb) assimilate
become similar in sound
"The nasal assimilates to the following consonant"
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| Definition of 'assimilate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) assimilate
to bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between
2. (verb) assimilate
to liken; to compa/e
3. (verb) assimilate
to appropriate and transform or incorporate into the substance of the assimilating body; to absorb or appropriate, as nourishment; as, food is assimilated and converted into organic tissue
4. (verb) assimilate
to become similar or like something else
5. (verb) assimilate
to change and appropriate nourishment so as to make it a part of the substance of the assimilating body
6. (verb) assimilate
to be converted into the substance of the assimilating body; to become incorporated; as, some kinds of food assimilate more readily than others
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Sense: to take in and digest
Plants assimilate food from the earth; I can't assimilate all these facts at once.
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 Afrikaans: assimileer |
 Arabic: يُمَثِّل الطَّعَام بَعد ه |
 Bulgarian: асимилирам |
 Brazilian: assimilar |
 Czech: přijímat, strávit |
 German: aufnehmen |
 Danish: optage; assimilere |
 Greek: αφομοιώνω |
 Spanish: asimilar |
 Estonian: omastama |
 Farsi: جذب کردن؛ تحلیل کردن |
 Finnish: omaksua |
 French: assimiler |
 Hebrew: לִסְפּוֹג |
 Hindi: आत्मसात करना |
 Croatian: upijati |
 Hungarian: feldolgoz, asszimilál |
 Indonesian: mencernakan, menerima |
 Icelandic: melta; tileinka sér |
 Italian: assimilare |
 Japanese: 同化吸収する |
 Korean: 흡수하다 |
 Lithuanian: įsisavinti |
 Latvian: asimilēt |
 Malay: asimilasi |
 Dutch: assimileren |
 Norwegian: ta opp/inn, assimilere |
 Polish: przyswajać |
 Persian: جذب کردن؛ تحلیل کردن |
 Pashto: تحلیلول، جذبول |
 Portuguese: assimilar |
 Romanian: a asimila; aînţelege |
 Russian: усваивать |
 Slovak: asimilovať |
 Slovenian: vsrkati, prebaviti |
 Serbian: asimilovati (se) |
 Swedish: assimilera, uppta, tillgo |
 Thai: ดูดซึมสารอาหาร; รับและปรั |
 Turkish: sindirmek,özümlemek, anla |
 Taiwanese: 吸收 |
 Ukrainian: засвоювати |
 Urdu: رچ بس جانا ، جزو بدن بننا |
 Vietnamese: tiêu hoá |
 Chinese: 吸收 |
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