Translate assimilate | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of assimilate
verb
[with object] 1take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully:Marie tried to assimilate the week’s events (usually
be assimilated)
absorb and integrate (people, ideas, or culture) into a wider society or culture:pop trends are assimilated into the mainstream with alarming speed [no object]:the converts were assimilated into the society of their conquerors (usually
be assimilated)
(of the body or any biological system) absorb and digest (food or nutrients):the sugars in the fruit are readily assimilated by the body
2cause (something) to resemble; liken:philosophers had assimilated thought to perception [no object] come to resemble:the churches assimilated to a certain cultural norm Phonetics make (a sound) more like another in the same or next word.
