v. t. | 1. | To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between. |
2. | To liken; to compa e. | |
3. | To appropriate and transform or incorporate into the substance of the assimilating body; to absorb or appropriate, as nourishment; | |
v. i. | 1. | To become similar or like something else. |
2. | To change and appropriate nourishment so as to make it a part of the substance of the assimilating body. | |
3. | To be converted into the substance of the assimilating body; to become incorporated; |
Verb | 1. | assimilate - take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe" |
2. | assimilate - become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly" Antonyms: dissimilate - become dissimilar or less similar; "These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time" | |
3. | assimilate - make similar; "This country assimilates immigrants very quickly" Antonyms: dissimilate - make dissimilar; cause to become less similar | |
4. | assimilate - take (gas, light or heat) into a solution Synonyms: imbibe | |
5. | assimilate - become similar in sound; "The nasal assimialates to the following consonant" Antonyms: dissimilate - become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities; "These consonants dissimilate" |