assimilate
1Assimilate — 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}.] 1. To bring to a likeness or to… …
2Assimilate — As*sim i*late, v. i. 1. To become similar or like something else. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. To change and appropriate nourishment so as to make it a part of the substance of the assimilating body. [1913 Webster] Aliment easily assimilated or turned… …
3Assimilate — (lateinisch: assimilare ähnlich machen, angleichen) ist ein Sammelbegriff für Stoffe, die in Pflanzen durch Assimilation gebildet werden. Meist sind in erster Linie die im Zuge der Photosynthese gebildeten Kohlenhydrate (vorwiegend Saccharose)… …
4assimilate — [v1] absorb mentally comprehend, digest, grasp, incorporate, ingest, learn, osmose, sense, soak up, take in, take up, understand; concept 15 Ant. misunderstand, reject, unlearn assimilate [v2] become adjusted; adjust acclimatize, accommodate,… …
5assimilate — index adopt, comprehend (understand), conceive (comprehend), conform, construe (comprehend) …
6assimilate — (v.) early 15c., from L. assimilatus feigned, pretended, fictitious, pp. of assimilare to make like, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + simulare make similar, from similis like, resembling (see SIMILAR (Cf. similar)). Originally …
7assimilate — 1 *identify, incorporate, embody Analogous words: *change, alter, modify, vary: *transform, metamorphose, transmute: blend, fuse, merge, commingle, *mix 2 *absorb, imbibe …
8assimilate — ► VERB 1) take in and understand (information or ideas). 2) absorb and integrate into a people or culture. 3) absorb and digest (food or nutrients). 4) regard as or make similar. DERIVATIVES assimilable adjective assimilation noun assimi …
9assimilate — [ə sim′ə lāt΄] vt. assimilated, assimilating [ME assimilaten < L assimilatus, pp. of assimilare < ad , to + similare, make similar < similis, like: see SAME] 1. to change (food) into a form that can be taken up by, and made part of, the… …
10assimilate — v. 1) (D; intr., tr.) to assimilate into, to (the newcomers tried to assimilate into the community; America has assimilated millions of immigrants into its way of life) 2) (D; intr.) to assimilate with (they did not assimilate with the local… …
