assimilate

(ə-sĭm'ə-lāt')

v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.

v.tr.

1. Physiology.
   1. To consume and incorporate (nutrients) into the body after digestion.
   2. To transform (food) into living tissue by the process of anabolism; metabolize constructively.
2. To incorporate and absorb into the mind: assimilate knowledge.
3. To make similar; cause to resemble.
4. Linguistics. To alter (a sound) by assimilation.
5. To absorb (immigrants or a culturally distinct group) into the prevailing culture.

v.intr.
To become assimilated.

[Middle English assimilaten, from Latin assimilāre, assimilāt-, to make similar to : ad-, ad- + similis, like.]

assimilator as·sim'i·la'tor n.

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verb

1. To take in and incorporate, especially mentally: absorb, digest, imbibe, take up. Informal soak (up). See accept/reject.
2. To represent as similar: analogize, compare, equate, identify, liken, match, parallel. See same/different/compare.

v

Definition: absorb mentally
Antonyms: misunderstand, reject, unlearn

v

Definition: become adjusted; adjust
Antonyms: not adapt

IN BRIEF: To adapt.

It was difficult to get the new baby to assimilate to his parents' schedule.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fordøje, optage
v. intr. - assimileres

Nederlands (Dutch)
assimileren, in zich opnemen, absorberen, integreren, zich aanpassen, gaan lijken op

Français (French)
v. tr. - assimiler, comparer, assimiler à, rapprocher de
v. intr. - s'assimiler, être assimilé

Deutsch (German)
v. - assimilieren, aufnehmen, angleichen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αφομοιώνω/-ομαι, εξομοιώνω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
assimilare, integrare, adattarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - assimilar, absorver, digerir

Русский (Russian)
ассимилировать, уподоблять, ассимилироваться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - asimilar, integrar
v. intr. - asimilarse, integrarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - assimilera, sammanställa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
消化吸收, 理解, 吸收, 使同化, 被吸收, 被同化, 被消化, 成为相似

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 消化吸收, 理解, 吸收, 使同化
v. intr. - 被吸收, 被同化, 被消化, 成為相似

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 동화하다, ~에 비유하다
v. intr. - 동화하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 同化する, 吸収する, 同化される, 似てくる, 消化する, 理解する
n. - 同化されたもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) تمثيل الطعام بعد هضمه, يستوعب, يجعله متشابها, يشبه, يصبح متشابها‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הטמיע, עיכל‬
v. intr. - ‮נטמע, התבולל, ספג, התעכל‬

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