Defenition of the word assimilate
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Defenition of the word assimilate
- To bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group, nation, or the like.
- To include so that it no longer has separate existence.
- take up, as of knowledge or beliefs
- become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"
- make similar
- become similar in sound; in phonetics
- take into solution, as of gas, light, or heat
- become similar to one''s environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"
- make similar; "This country assimilates immigrants very quickly"
- become similar in sound; "The nasal assimialates to the following consonant"
- take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
- take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
- become similar to one's environment
- become similar in sound
- take up mentally
Synonyms for the word assimilate
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- absorb
- imbibe
- ingest
- take in
Hyponyms for the word assimilate
Hypernyms for the word assimilate
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- absorb
- acquire
- adapt
- adjust
- alter
- change
- conform
- larn
- learn
- modify
Antonyms for the word assimilate
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