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assimilate
[ verb uh-sim-uh-leyt; noun uh-sim-uh-lit, -leyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb:
He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
- to bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a dominant social group, nation, or the like; adapt or adjust:
to assimilate the new immigrants.
- Physiology. to convert (food) to substances suitable for incorporation into the body and its tissues.
- to cause to resemble (usually followed by to or with ).
- to compare; liken (usually followed by to or with ).
- Phonetics. to modify by assimilation.
verb (used without object)
- to be or become absorbed.
- to conform or adjust to the customs, attitudes, etc., of a dominant social group, nation, or the like:
The new arrivals assimilated easily and quickly.
- Physiology. (of food) to be converted into the substance of the body; be absorbed into the system.
- to bear a resemblance (usually followed by to or with ).
- Phonetics. to become modified by assimilation.
noun
- something that is assimilated.
assimilate
/ əˈɪɪˌɪ /
verb
- tr to learn (information, a procedure, etc) and understand it thoroughly
- tr to absorb (food) and incorporate it into the body tissues
- intr to become absorbed, incorporated, or learned and understood
- usually foll byinto or with to bring or come into harmony; adjust or become adjusted
the new immigrants assimilated easily
- usually foll byto or with to become or cause to become similar
- 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''
Derived Forms
- ˈˌٴǰ, noun
- ˈپ, adjective
- ˈپly, adverb
- ˈ, adjective
- ˈ, adverb
- ˌˈپDz, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·i·tǰ noun
- ԴDza·i·iԲ adjective
- a·i·ٱ verb reassimilated reassimilating
- ܲa·i·e adjective
- ܲa·i·iԲ adjective
- ɱ-·i·e adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of assimilate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of assimilate1
Example Sentences
Nousheen Fatima, 34, says because of government messaging, people outside Kashmir now see the region as being safer and "more assimilated with India".
This type of skepticism continued even as wave after wave of immigrants — Irish, Italians, Jews, Chinese, Mexicans — ended up assimilating.
We have to assimilate if we want to be a part of this world.
Struggling to assimilate the joyous news, Diane describes the Trump years to colleagues at her Black-owned Chicago law firm as one would a bad dream: “He kept calling Nazis ‘very fine people.’
America is also better at assimilating immigrants than most countries, and the immigrants we tend to attract generally work very hard.
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