Search results
- 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"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
People also ask
What does assimilation mean?
What is the verb for assimilate?
What happened before assimilate was a word?
What does it mean if a country assimilates immigrants?
Learn the meaning of assimilate in English with different contexts and usage. Assimilate can mean to join, to learn, to absorb, or to change sounds in speech.
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.
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.
Assimilate definition: to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb. See examples of ASSIMILATE used in a sentence.
Learn the meaning of assimilate as a verb and a noun, with synonyms and example sentences. Find out how assimilate relates to culture, food, language, and more.
[transitive] assimilate something to fully understand an idea or some information so that you are able to use it yourself. The committee will need time to assimilate this report. Some people can only assimilate change gradually.
