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Meaning of 'assimilate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Assimilate [ v. i.]
- To become similar or like something else.
- To change and appropriate nourishment so as to make it a part of the substance of the assimilating body.
- To be converted into the substance of the assimilating body; to become incorporated; as, some kinds of food assimilate more readily than others.
2 . Assimilate [ v. t.]
- To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between.
- To liken; to compa/e.
- 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.

Meaning of 'assimilate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . assimilate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- take up mentally
Example in sentence:
  • he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe
Meaning (2):
- become similar to one's environment
Example in sentence:
  • Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly
Meaning (3):
- become similar in sound
Example in sentence:
  • The nasal assimilates to the following consonant
Meaning (4):
- make similar
Example in sentence:
  • This country assimilates immigrants very quickly

Nearby Words:

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