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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.
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.
ASSIMILATE definition: 1. to become part of a group, country, society, etc., or to make someone or something become part…. Learn more.
[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.
Imported from Latin, assimilate has the word similar within it and in fact, means "to become like something else." If someone moves to another country, he or she will need to assimilate by adapting to and taking in the language, culture and customs of the new place.
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 meaning: 1. to understand and remember new information 2. to become part of a group, society, etc, or to…. Learn more.
1. to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb. He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip. 2. to bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group, nation, or the like; adapt or adjust. to assimilate the new immigrants. 3. Physiology.
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.
