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  1. to become part of a group, country, society, etc., or to make someone or something become part of a group, country, society, etc.: The European Union should remain flexible enough to assimilate more countries quickly. You shouldn't expect immigrants to assimilate into an alien culture immediately.

    • Assimilate: Norwegian Translation

      assimilate - translate into Norwegian with the...

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      VELAR definition: 1. (of a consonant sound) made by the...

    • Assimilate in Russian

      ASSIMILATE translate: усваивать , ассимилировать(ся) ,...

    • Assimilate in Thai

      assimilate translate: ดูดซึมสารอาหาร; รับและปรับความคิดเห็น....

  2. 1. a. : to take into the mind and thoroughly understand. assimilate information. Students need to assimilate new concepts. b. : to take in and utilize as nourishment : to absorb into the system. The body assimilates digested food. 2. a. : to absorb into the cultural tradition of a population or group. b. : to make similar.

  3. to become part of a group, country, society, etc., or to make someone or something become part of a group, country, society, etc.: The European Union should remain flexible enough to assimilate more countries quickly. You shouldn't expect immigrants to assimilate into an alien culture immediately.

  4. verb. 1.(transitive) to learn (information, a procedure, etc) and understand it thoroughly. 2.(transitive) to absorb (food) and incorporate it into the body tissues. 3.(intransitive) to become absorbed, incorporated, or learned and understood.

  5. [intransitive, transitive] to become, or cause somebody to become, a part of a country or community rather than remaining in a separate group. assimilate (into/to something) New arrivals feel the pressure to assimilate. As a Chinese teen I tried to assimilate into Canadian culture.

  6. 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. Physiology.

  7. Imported from Latin, assimilate has the word similar within it and in fact, means "to become like something else." If someone moves to another country, he or she will need to assimilate by adapting to and taking in the language, culture and customs of the new place.