to assimilate

listen to the pronunciation of to assimilate
English - English
assimulate
To absorb a group of people into a community
To incorporate or absorb knowledge into the mind

The teacher paused in her lecture to allow the students to assimilate what she had said.

to adapt
{v} to make or grow like
n To consume and incorporate into the body; digest
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 (gas, light or heat) into a solution
To compare something to another similar one
To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between
To appropriate and transform or incorporate into the substance of the assimilating body; to absorb or appropriate, as nourishment; as, food is assimilated and converted into organic tissue
{f} incorporate, take in, absorb; adopt the cultural characteristics of another group
become similar in sound; "The nasal assimialates to the following consonant"
To be converted into the substance of the assimilating body; to become incorporated; as, some kinds of food assimilate more readily than others
To liken; to compa&?;e
To incorporate nutrients into the body after digestion
To change and appropriate nourishment so as to make it a part of the substance of the assimilating body
take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
1 take in and incorporate, absorb and digest 2 make similar, bring into conformity, adapt
take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
make similar; "This country assimilates immigrants very quickly"
To become similar or like something else
If you assimilate new ideas, techniques, or information, you learn them or adopt them. I was speechless, still trying to assimilate the enormity of what he'd told me. = absorb + assimilation as·simi·la·tion This technique brings life to instruction and eases assimilation of knowledge
When people such as immigrants assimilate into a community or when that community assimilates them, they become an accepted part of it. There is every sign that new Asian-Americans are just as willing to assimilate His family tried to assimilate into the white and Hispanic communities The Vietnamese are trying to assimilate themselves and become Americans = integrate + assimilation as·simi·la·tion They promote social integration and assimilation of minority ethnic groups into the culture. = integration
To take up or absorb into the body
become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"
to assimilate

    Hyphenation

    to as·si·mi·late

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı ısîmıleyt

    Pronunciation

    /tə əˈsəməˌlāt/ /tə əˈsɪməˌleɪt/
Favorites