Etymology : Middle English, from Medieval Latin assimilatus, past participle of assimilare, from Latin assimulare to make similar, from ad- + simulare to make similar, simulate
Pronunciation : &-'si-m&-"lAt
Function : verb
Date : 15th century
1. incorporate, take in, absorb; adopt the cultural characteristics of another group. assimilate\as*sim"i*late\, v. i.
2. to become similar or like something else. [r.].
3. to change and appropriate nourishment so as to make it a part of the substance of the assimilating body. aliment easily assimilated or turned into blood.
4. to be converted into the substance of the assimilating body; to become incorporated; as, some kinds of food assimilate more readily than others. i am a foreign material, and cannot assimilate with the church of england. h. newman.assimilate \as*sim"i*late\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. assimilated ; p. pr. & vb. n. assimilating .] [l. assimilatus, p. p. of assimilare; ad + similare to make like, similis like. see:
similar, assemble, assimilate.].
5. to bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between. m. hale. to assimilate our law to the law of scotland. bright. fast falls a fleecy; the downy flakes assimilate all objects.
6. to liken; to compa e. [r.].
7. 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. hence also animals and vegetables may assimilate their nourishment. i. newton. his mind had no power to assimilate the lessons. --merivale.assimilate v.
8. take up, as of knowledge or beliefs [syn: absorb, ingest, take in].
9. become similar to one's environment; "immigrants often want to assimilate quickly" [ant: dissimilate].
10. make similar [ant: dissimilate].
11. take into solution, as of gas, light, or heat [syn: imbibe].
12. become similar in sound; in phonetics [ant: dissimilate].
13. To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between.
14. To liken; to compa&?;e.
15. 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.
16. To become similar or like something else.
17. To change and appropriate nourishment so as to make it a part of the substance of the assimilating body.
18. To be converted into the substance of the assimilating body; to become incorporated; as, some kinds of food assimilate more readily than others. 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 into a solution.
19. 1. 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.
20. 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.
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