'assimilate' definitions:

Definition of 'assimilate'

(from WordNet)
verb
Take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe" [syn: absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in]
verb
Become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly" [ant: dissimilate]
verb
Make similar; "This country assimilates immigrants very quickly" [ant: dissimilate]
verb
Take (gas, light or heat) into a solution [syn: assimilate, imbibe]
verb
Become similar in sound; "The nasal assimilates to the following consonant" [ant: dissimilate]

Synonyms of 'assimilate'

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