assimilate
11assimilate — [[t]əsɪ̱mɪleɪt[/t]] assimilates, assimilating, assimilated 1) V ERG When people such as immigrants assimilate into a community or when that community assimilates them, they become an accepted part of it. There is every sign that new Asian… …
12assimilate — verb 1 learn/understand ADVERB ▪ easily, quickly, rapidly, readily ▪ Children assimilate new information very quickly. 2 become/make sb part of sth ADVERB ▪ …
13assimilate — as|sim|i|late [əˈsımıleıt] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Medieval Latin; Origin: , past participle of assimilare, from Latin assimulare to make similar , from ad to + simulare ( SIMULATE)] 1.) [T] to completely understand and begin to use new ideas,… …
14assimilate — verb 1 (T) to think about new ideas, information etc so that you feel ready to use them: It will take time to assimilate all these facts. 2 (I, T) if people assimilate or are assimilated into a country or group, they become part of it and are… …
15assimilate — [c]/əˈsɪməleɪt / (say uh simuhlayt) verb (assimilated, assimilating) –verb (t) 1. Physiology to convert (food, etc.) into a substance suitable for absorption into the system. 2. to take in and incorporate as one s own; absorb: to assimilate a… …
16assimilate — Synonyms and related words: Americanize, Anglicize, ablate, absorb, accommodate, accommodate with, accord, acculturate, acculturize, adapt, adapt to, add, adjust, adjust to, admit, adopt, adsorb, affiliate, agree with, amalgamate, analogize,… …
17assimilate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. digest, absorb; incorporate, merge (with). See similarity, imitation, learning. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To absorb] Syn. take up, digest, osmose; see absorb 1 . 2. [To understand] Syn. grasp, learn,… …
18assimilate — verb 1) the amount of information he can assimilate Syn: absorb, take in, acquire, soak up, pick up, grasp, comprehend, understand, learn, master; digest, ingest 2) many tribes were assimilated by Turkic peoples Syn …
19assimilate — UK [əˈsɪmɪleɪt] / US [əˈsɪmɪˌleɪt] verb Word forms assimilate : present tense I/you/we/they assimilate he/she/it assimilates present participle assimilating past tense assimilated past participle assimilated 1) a) [transitive] to help someone… …
20assimilate — I. verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin assimilatus, past participle of assimilare, from Latin assimulare to make similar, from ad + simulare to make similar, simulate Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to… …
