■ verb
1》 take in and fully understand (information or ideas).
↘(of a society or culture) absorb and integrate (people, ideas, or culture).
2》 absorb and digest (food or nutrients).
3》 regard as or become similar.
4》 Phonetics make (a sound) more like another in the same or next word.
Derivatives
assimilable adjective
assimilation noun
assimilative adjective
assimilator noun
assimilatory adjective
Origin
ME: from L. assimilat- , assimilare 'absorb, incorporate', from ad- 'to' + similis 'like'.