assimilate in English dictionary

  • assimilate

    Meanings and definitions of "assimilate"

    • To incorporate nutrients into the body after digestion.
    • To incorporate or absorb knowledge into the mind.
    • To absorb a group of people into a community.
    • To compare something to another similar one.
    • noun
      Something that is or has been assimilated.
    • verb
      To incorporate nutrients into the body, especially after digestion.
    • verb
      To incorporate or absorb knowledge into the mind.
    • verb
      To absorb a group of people into a community.
    • verb
      To compare a thing to something similar.
    • verb
      To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between.
    • to incorporate nutrients into the body after digestion
    • to incorporate or absorb knowledge into the mind
    • to absorb a group of people into a community
    • to compare something to another similar one
    • To bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group, nation, or the like.
    • To include so that it no longer has separate existence.
    • verb
      become similar in sound; "The nasal assimilates to the following consonant"
    • verb
      become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"
    • verb
      make similar; "This country assimilates immigrants very quickly"
    • verb
      take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
    • verb
      take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"

    Synonyms of "assimilate" in English dictionary

    acquire, larn, absorb are the top synonyms of "assimilate" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "assimilate" in English dictionary

    dissimilate is the antonym of "assimilate" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of assimilate

    • assimilate ( third-person singular simple present assimilates, present participle assimilating, simple past and past participle assimilated)
    • assimilate (third-person singular simple present assimilates, present participle assimilating, simple past and past participle assimilated)
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