ASSIMILATIVE


Meaning of ASSIMILATIVE in English

 ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌlād.iv, -_ləd.- adjective

Etymology: Medieval Latin assimilativus, literally, making similar, from Latin assimulatus, assimilatus + -ivus -ive

: tending to, characterized by, or causing assimilation : assimilating

an assimilative pattern

an assimilative process

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