assimilate
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as·sim·i·late
(ə-sĭm′ə-lāt′)v. as·sim·i·lat·ed, as·sim·i·lat·ing, as·sim·i·lates
v.tr.
1. Physiology
a. To consume and incorporate (nutrients) into the body after digestion.
b. To transform (food) into living tissue by the process of anabolism; metabolize constructively.
2. To incorporate and absorb into the mind: assimilate knowledge.
3. To make similar; cause to resemble.
4. Linguistics To alter (a sound) by assimilation.
5. To absorb (immigrants or a culturally distinct group) into the prevailing culture.
v.intr.
To become assimilated.
[Middle English assimilaten, from Latin assimilāre, assimilāt-, to make similar to : ad-, ad- + similis, like; see sem- in Indo-European roots.]
as·sim′i·la′tor n.
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assimilate
(əˈsɪmɪˌleɪt)vb
1. (tr) to learn (information, a procedure, etc) and understand it thoroughly
2. (Physiology) (tr) to absorb (food) and incorporate it into the body tissues
3. (intr) 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: the new immigrants assimilated easily.
5. (usually foll by: to or with) to become or cause to become similar
6. (Phonetics & Phonology) (usually foll by to) phonetics to change (a consonant) or (of a consonant) to be changed into another under the influence of one adjacent to it: (n) often assimilates to ŋ before (k), as in "include".
[C15: from Latin assimilāre to make one thing like another, from similis like, similar]
asˈsimilable adj
asˈsimilably adv
asˌsimiˈlation n
asˈsimilative, asˈsimilatory adj
asˈsimiˌlator n
asˈsimilatively adv
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as•sim•i•late
(v. əˈsɪm əˌleɪt; n. -lɪt, -ˌleɪt)v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: to assimilate new ideas.
2. to bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a dominant cultural group or national culture.
3. to convert (ingested food) to substances suitable for incorporation into the body and its tissues.
4. to cause to resemble; make similar.
5. to compare; liken.
6. to modify (a sound) by assimilation.
v.i. 7. to be or become absorbed.
8. to conform or adjust to the customs, attitudes, etc., of a dominant cultural group.
9. (of ingested food) to be converted into the substance of the body.
10. to bear a resemblance (usu. fol. by to or with).
11. (of a sound) to become modified by assimilation.
n. 12. something that is assimilated.
[1570–80; < Latin assimilātus, past participle of assimilāre, -ulāre to make like, copy; see as-, simulate]
as•sim′i•la•tive (-ˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv) as•sim′i•la•to`ry (-ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.
as•sim′i•la`tor, n.
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assimilate
Past participle: assimilated
Gerund: assimilating
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| Verb | 1. |  assimilate - take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"larn, learn, acquire - gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate" imbibe - receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles" |
| 2. | assimilate - become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly" adapt, conform, adjust - adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" acculturate - assimilate culturally dissimilate - become dissimilar or less similar; "These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time" | |
| 3. |  assimilate - make similar; "This country assimilates immigrants very quickly"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" dissimilate - make dissimilar; cause to become less similar | |
| 4. |  assimilate - take (gas, light or heat) into a solutionabsorb - become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb" | |
| 5. | assimilate - become similar in sound; "The nasal assimilates to the following consonant" phonetics - the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" dissimilate - become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities; "These consonants dissimilate" |
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assimilate
verb
1. adjust, fit, adapt, accommodate, accustom, conform, mingle, blend in, become like, homogenize, acclimatize, intermix, become similar, acculturate They had been assimilated into the nation's culture.
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assimilate
verb1. To take in and incorporate, especially mentally:
Informal: soak (up).
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Translations
يُمَثِّل الطَّعَام بَعد هَضْمِه
přijímatstrávit
assimilereoptage
rinnastaa
asimilirati
asszimilál
melta; tileinka sér
asimiliacija
asimilēt
asimilovať
anlayıp kavramaközümlemeksindirmek
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assimilate
[əˈsɪmɪleɪt]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
assimilate
vt food, information → aufnehmen; (fig: into society etc also) → integrieren; newcomers are easily assimilated → Neuankömmlinge können leicht integriert werden
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assimilate
(əˈsiməleit) verb to take in and digest. Plants assimilate food from the earth; I can't assimilate all these facts at once.
asˌsimiˈlation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
as·si·mi·late
vt. asimilar, convertir los alimentos en sustancias.
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