assimilate
[ verb uh-sim-uh-leyt; noun uh-sim-uh-lit, -leyt ]
/ verb əˈsɪm əˌleɪt; noun əˈsɪm ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /
verb (used with object), as·sim·i·lat·ed, as·sim·i·lat·ing.
verb (used without object), as·sim·i·lat·ed, as·sim·i·lat·ing.
noun
something that is assimilated.
Origin of assimilate
OTHER WORDS FROM assimilate
Words nearby assimilate
assigned sex,
assignee,
assignment,
assignor,
assimilable,
assimilate,
assimilation,
assimilationism,
assimilative,
assiniboin,
assiniboine
Example sentences from the Web for assimilate
British Dictionary definitions for assimilate
assimilate
/ (əˈsɪmɪˌleɪt) /
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 by into or with)
to bring or come into harmony; adjust or become adjusted
the new immigrants assimilated easily
(usually foll by to 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 of assimilate
Word Origin for assimilate
C15: from Latin
assimilāre to make one thing like another, from
similis like,
similar
Medical definitions for assimilate
assimilate
[ ə-sĭm′ə-lāt′ ]
v.
To consume and incorporate nutrients into the body after digestion.
To transform food into living tissue by the process of anabolism.