ASSIMILATE


Meaning of ASSIMILATE in English

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.

Derivatives:

assimilable adj. assimilation n. assimilative adj. assimilator n. assimilatory adj.

Etymology: ME f. L assimilare (as AD-, similis like)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.