assimilate

C2
Pronunciation
/əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt/
/əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt/
Noun
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Something that is or has been assimilated.

Verb
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

To incorporate nutrients into the body, especially after digestion.

Example Sentences
  • Food is assimilated and converted into organic tissue.
2 Definition

To incorporate or absorb (knowledge) into the mind.

Example Sentences
  • The teacher paused in her lecture to allow the students to assimilate what she had said.
3 Definition

To absorb (a person or people) into a community or culture.

Example Sentences
  • The aliens in the science-fiction film wanted to assimilate human beings into their own race.
4 Definition

To compare to something similar.

5 Definition

To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between.

6 Definition

To become similar.

7 Definition

To be incorporated or absorbed into something.