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    assimilate
    /əˈsɪmɪleɪt/

    verb

    • 1. take in and understand fully (information or ideas): "Marie tried to assimilate the week's events"
    • 2. regard as similar; liken: "philosophers had assimilated thought to perception"

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  3. Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word assimilate, which can be a verb or a noun. Assimilate means to take into the mind, body, or culture, or to make similar or liken.

  4. Learn the meaning of assimilate in English with different contexts and usage. Assimilate can mean to join, to learn, to absorb, or to change sounds in speech.

  5. 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.

  6. Imported from Latin, assimilate has the word similar within it and in fact, means "to become like something else." If someone moves to another country, he or she will need to assimilate by adapting to and taking in the language, culture and customs of the new place.

  7. Learn the meaning of assimilate as a verb in English, with different senses related to joining, learning, absorbing, and pronouncing. See how to use assimilate in sentences and phrases from various sources.

  8. Learn the meaning, pronunciation and examples of the verb assimilate, which means to fully understand, to become part of a group, or to make something fit into something else. See also synonyms, collocations and word origin.

  9. Learn the meaning of assimilate as a verb and a noun, with synonyms and example sentences. Find out how assimilate relates to culture, food, language, and more.

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