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- DictionaryAs·sim·i·late/əˈsiməˌlāt/
verb
- 1. take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully: "Marie tried to assimilate the week's events"
- 2. cause (something) to resemble; liken: "philosophers had assimilated thought to perception"
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.
Assimilate definition: to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb. See examples of ASSIMILATE used in a sentence.
ASSIMILATE definition: 1. to become part of a group, country, society, etc., or to make someone or something become part…. Learn more.
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.
Definitions of assimilate. verb. make similar. “This country assimilates immigrants very quickly” see more. verb. become similar to one's environment. “Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly” see more. verb. become similar in sound. “The nasal assimilates to the following consonant” see more. verb. take up mentally.
[intransitive, transitive] to become, or cause somebody to become, a part of a country or community rather than remaining in a separate group. assimilate (into/to something) New arrivals feel the pressure to assimilate. As a Chinese teen I tried to assimilate into Canadian culture.
1. to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: to assimilate new ideas. 2. to bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a dominant cultural group or national culture. 3. to convert (ingested food) to substances suitable for incorporation into the body and its tissues.
to become part of a group, society, etc, or to make someone or something become part of a group, society, etc: The refugees have now assimilated into the local community. assimilation. noun [ U ] uk / əˌsɪmɪˈleɪʃ ə n / us. (Definition of assimilate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of assimilate.
verb. 1. (transitive) to learn ( information, a procedure, etc) and understand it thoroughly. 2. (transitive) to absorb ( food) and incorporate it into the body tissues. 3. (intransitive) to become absorbed, incorporated, or learned and understood. 4. (usually foll by into or with)
Assimilate Definition. To consume and incorporate (nutrients) into the body after digestion. To change (food) into a form that can be taken up by, and made part of, the bodily tissues; absorb into the body. To become like or alike.
