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assimilate

/ assimilate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
become similar to one''s environment
"Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"
Opposites:
dissimilate
Type of:
adjust conform adapt
Kinds of:
acculturate
Derived:
assimilation absorption
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
make similar
"This country assimilates immigrants very quickly"
Opposites:
dissimilate
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
assimilation absorption
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
become similar in sound
"The nasal assimialates to the following consonant"
Opposites:
dissimilate
Type of:
change
Derived:
assimilation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Domain:
phonetics
verb Sense 4
take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
Type of:
absorb
Derived:
imbibition assimilation absorption
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
take up mentally
"he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
Type of:
learn larn acquire
Kinds of:
imbibe
Derived:
acculturation assimilation learner scholar assimilator
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
46%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
29
Times Searched
2
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adjust conform adapt acculturate dissimilate change alter modify absorb learn larn acquire