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- [verb uh-sim-uh-leyt; noun uh-sim-uh-lit, -leyt]
- /verb əˈsɪm əˌleɪt; noun əˈsɪm ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/
- /əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt/
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- [verb uh-sim-uh-leyt; noun uh-sim-uh-lit, -leyt]
- /verb əˈsɪm əˌleɪt; noun əˈsɪm ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/
Definitions of assimilate word
- verb assimilate When people such as immigrants assimilate into a community or when that community assimilates them, they become an accepted part of it. 3
- verb assimilate If you assimilate new ideas, techniques, or information, you learn them or adopt them. 3
- verb assimilate to learn (information, a procedure, etc) and understand it thoroughly 3
- verb assimilate to absorb (food) and incorporate it into the body tissues 3
- verb assimilate to become absorbed, incorporated, or learned and understood 3
- verb assimilate to bring or come into harmony; adjust or become adjusted 3
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Origin of assimilate
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Latin assimilātus likened to, made like (past participle of assimilāre), equivalent to as- as- + simil- (see similar) + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Assimilate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
assimilate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for assimilate
verb assimilate
- grasp — to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- incorporate — to form into a legal corporation.
- understand — to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question.
- comprehend — If you cannot comprehend something, you cannot understand it.
- sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
Antonyms for assimilate
verb assimilate
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- mistake — an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- misinterpret — Interpret (something or someone) wrongly.
- overlook — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
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