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as·sim·i·late

Audio Help [v. uh-sim-uh-leyt; n. uh-sim-uh-lit, -leyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing, noun

–verb (used with object)

1.	to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.

2.	to bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group, nation, or the like; adapt or adjust: to assimilate the new immigrants.

3.	Physiology. to convert (food) to substances suitable for incorporation into the body and its tissues.

4.	to cause to resemble (usually fol. by to or with).

5.	to compare; liken (usually fol. by to or with).

6.	Phonetics. to modify by assimilation.

–verb (used without object)

7.	to be or become absorbed.

8.	to conform or adjust to the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group, nation, or the like: The new arrivals assimilated easily and quickly.

9.	Physiology. (of food) to be converted into the substance of the body; be absorbed into the system.

10.	to bear a resemblance (usually fol. by to or with).

11.	Phonetics. to become modified by assimilation.

–noun

12.	something that is assimilated.

[Origin: 1570–80; < L assimilātus likened to, made like (ptp. of assimilāre), equiv. to as- as- + simil- (see similar) + -ātus -ate¹

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—Related forms

as·sim·i·la·tor, noun

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as·sim·i·late Audio Help   (ə-sĭm'ə-lāt') Pronunciation Key
v.   as·sim·i·lat·ed, as·sim·i·lat·ing, as·sim·i·lates

v.   tr.

Physiology
1. To consume and incorporate (nutrients) into the body after digestion.
2. To transform (food) into living tissue by the process of anabolism; metabolize constructively.
To incorporate and absorb into the mind: assimilate knowledge.
To make similar; cause to resemble.
Linguistics To alter (a sound) by assimilation.
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-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

as·sim'i·la'tor n.

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