assimilate
verb/əˈsɪməleɪt/
/əˈsɪməleɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they assimilate | /əˈsɪməleɪt/ /əˈsɪməleɪt/ |
| he / she / it assimilates | /əˈsɪməleɪts/ /əˈsɪməleɪts/ |
| past simple assimilated | /əˈsɪməleɪtɪd/ /əˈsɪməleɪtɪd/ |
| past participle assimilated | /əˈsɪməleɪtɪd/ /əˈsɪməleɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form assimilating | /əˈsɪməleɪtɪŋ/ /əˈsɪməleɪtɪŋ/ |
- [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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- easily
- quickly
- rapidly
- …
- [intransitive, transitive] to become, or cause somebody to become, a part of a country or community rather than remaining in a separate group
- assimilate (into/to something) New arrivals feel the pressure to assimilate.
- As a Chinese teen I tried to assimilate into Canadian culture.
- assimilate somebody (into/to something) Over time different groups were assimilated into the community.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- fully
- thoroughly
- …
- into
- [transitive, often passive] to make an idea, a person’s attitude, etc. fit into something or be acceptable
- be assimilated into/to something These changes were gradually assimilated into everyday life.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- fully
- thoroughly
- …
- into
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin assimilat- ‘absorbed, incorporated’, from the verb assimilare, from ad- ‘to’ + similis ‘like’.
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