ASSIMILATE


Meaning of ASSIMILATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ əˈsɪmɪleɪt ]

v. 1 tr. a absorb and digest (food etc.) into the body. b absorb (information etc.) into the mind. c absorb (people) into a larger group. 2 tr. (usu. foll. by to, with) make like; cause to resemble. 3 tr. Phonet. make (a sound) more like another in the same or next word. 4 intr. be absorbed into the body, mind, or a larger group. øøassimilable adj. assimilation n. assimilative adj. assimilator n. assimilatory adj. [ME f. L assimilare (as AD-, similis like)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.