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- Dictionaryassimilate/əˈsɪmɪleɪt/
verb
- 1. take in and understand fully (information or ideas): "Marie tried to assimilate the week's events"
- 2. regard as similar; liken: "philosophers had assimilated thought to perception"
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ASSIMILATE definition: 1. to become part of a group, country, society, etc., or to make someone or something become part…. Learn more.
1. a. : to take into the mind and thoroughly understand. assimilate information. Students need to assimilate new concepts. b. : to take in and utilize as nourishment : to absorb into the system. The body assimilates digested food. 2. a. : to absorb into the cultural tradition of a population or group. b. : to make similar.
Imported from Latin, assimilate has the word similar within it and in fact, means "to become like something else." If someone moves to another country, he or she will need to assimilate by adapting to and taking in the language, culture and customs of the new place.
Assimilate definition: to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb. See examples of ASSIMILATE used in a sentence.
to become part of a group, country, society, etc., or to make someone or something become part of a group, country, society, etc.: The European Union should remain flexible enough to assimilate more countries quickly. You shouldn't expect immigrants to assimilate into an alien culture immediately.
verb. 1. (transitive) to learn ( information, a procedure, etc) and understand it thoroughly. 2. (transitive) to absorb ( food) and incorporate it into the body tissues. 3. (intransitive) to become absorbed, incorporated, or learned and understood. 4. (usually foll by into or with)
[intransitive, transitive] to become, or cause somebody to become, a part of a country or community rather than remaining in a separate group. assimilate (into/to something) New arrivals feel the pressure to assimilate. As a Chinese teen I tried to assimilate into Canadian culture.
ASSIMILATE meaning: 1 : to learn (something) so that it is fully understood and can be used; 2 : to cause (a person or group) to become part of a different society, country, etc.
ASSIMILATE definition: 1. to understand and remember new information 2. to become part of a group, society, etc, or to…. Learn more.
1. ( tr) to learn (information, a procedure, etc) and understand it thoroughly. 2. (Physiology) ( tr) to absorb (food) and incorporate it into the body tissues. 3. ( intr) to become absorbed, incorporated, or learned and understood.
