- to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
- to bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a dominant social group, nation, or the like; adapt or adjust: to assimilate the new immigrants.
- to convert (food) to substances suitable for incorporation into the body and its tissues.
- to cause to resemble (usually followed by to or with).
- to compare; liken (usually followed by to or with).
- to modify by assimilation.
- to be or become absorbed.
- to conform or adjust to the customs, attitudes, etc., of a dominant social group, nation, or the like: The new arrivals assimilated easily and quickly.
- (of food) to be converted into the substance of the body; be absorbed into the system.
- to bear a resemblance (usually followed by to or with).
- to become modified by assimilation.
- something that is assimilated.
- to learn (information, a procedure, etc) and understand it thoroughly
- to absorb (food) and incorporate it into the body tissues
- to become absorbed, incorporated, or learned and understood
- to bring or come into harmony; adjust or become adjusted
- to become or cause to become similar
- to change (a consonant) or (of a consonant) to be changed into another under the influence of one adjacent to it