as'similably
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assimilate (əˈsɪmɪˌleɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (usually foll by into | |
| 1. | (tr) to learn (information, a procedure, etc) and understand it thoroughly |
| 2. | (tr) to absorb (food) and incorporate it into the body tissues |
| 3. | (intr) to become absorbed, incorporated, or learned and understood |
| 4. | to bring or come into harmony; adjust or become adjusted: the new immigrants assimilated easily |
| 5. | to become or cause to become similar |
| 6. | ( |
| [C15: from Latin assimilāre to make one thing like another, from similis like, | |
| as'similable | |
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| as'similably | |
| —adv | |
| assimi'lation | |
| —n | |
| as'similative | |
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| as'similatory | |
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| as'similator | |
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| as'similatively | |
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As'similably
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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