Definition of assimilate Assimilate

/ʌsɪˈmʌlejˌt/ - [usimuleyt] - as•sim•i•late

We found 19 definitions of assimilate from 6 different sources.

What does assimilate mean?

WordNet

Verb assimilates, assimilating, assimilated
assimilate - become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"
		dissimilate become dissimilar or less similar; "These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time"
		adapt, conform, adjust make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
		acculturate assimilate culturally
assimilate - take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
		imbibe
		absorb cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
assimilate - make similar; "This country assimilates immigrants very quickly"
		dissimilate become dissimilar or less similar; "These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time"
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
assimilate - become similar in sound; "The nasal assimilates to the following consonant"
		dissimilate become dissimilar or less similar; "These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time"
		change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
		phonetics the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis
assimilate - take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
		absorb, ingest, take in
		larn, learn, acquire gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
		imbibe receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles"

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Wiktionary

assimilate (Verb)
To incorporate nutrients into the body after digestion.
assimilate (Verb)
To incorporate or absorb knowledge into the mind.
assimilate (Verb)
To absorb a group of people into a community.
assimilate (Verb)
To compare something to another similar one.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

assimilate (v. t.)
To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between.
assimilate (v. t.)
To liken; to compa/e.
assimilate (v. t.)
To appropriate and transform or incorporate into the substance of the assimilating body; to absorb or appropriate, as nourishment; as, food is assimilated and converted into organic tissue.
assimilate (v. i.)
To become similar or like something else.
assimilate (v. i.)
To change and appropriate nourishment so as to make it a part of the substance of the assimilating body.
assimilate (v. i.)
To be converted into the substance of the assimilating body; to become incorporated; as, some kinds of food assimilate more readily than others.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

assimilate
To bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group, nation, or the like.
assimilate
To include so that it no longer has separate existence.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

assimilate
as-sim′il-āt, v.t. to make similar or like to: to convert into a like substance, as food in our bodies (with to, with).—v.i. to become like, or to be incorporated in.—n. Assim′ilability (Coleridge).—adj. Assim′ilable.—n. Assimilā′tion.—adj. Assim′ilātive, having the power or tendency to assimilate. [L. assimilāre, -ātum—ad, to, similis, like.]