"assimilate" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-assimilate.ogg , en-au-assimilate.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin assimilātus, variant of Latin assimulātus (“made similar, imitated”), perfect passive participle of assimulō, from ad + simulō (“imitate, copy”), from similis (“like, similar”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together, one”). Doublet of assemble. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sem-}}, {{bor|en|LL.|assimilātus}} Late Latin assimilātus, {{der|en|la|assimulātus||made similar, imitated}} Latin assimulātus (“made similar, imitated”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*sem-||together, one}} Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together, one”), {{doublet|en|assemble}} Doublet of assemble Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} assimilate
  1. Something that is or has been assimilated. Translations (Translations): asymilat [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-assimilate-en-noun-RV~lafOF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 9 13 8 7 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 21 6 23 7 13 11 5

Verb

IPA: /əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-assimilate.ogg , en-au-assimilate.ogg Forms: assimilates [present, singular, third-person], assimilating [participle, present], assimilated [participle, past], assimilated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin assimilātus, variant of Latin assimulātus (“made similar, imitated”), perfect passive participle of assimulō, from ad + simulō (“imitate, copy”), from similis (“like, similar”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together, one”). Doublet of assemble. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sem-}}, {{bor|en|LL.|assimilātus}} Late Latin assimilātus, {{der|en|la|assimulātus||made similar, imitated}} Latin assimulātus (“made similar, imitated”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*sem-||together, one}} Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together, one”), {{doublet|en|assemble}} Doublet of assemble Head templates: {{en-verb}} assimilate (third-person singular simple present assimilates, present participle assimilating, simple past and past participle assimilated)
  1. (transitive) To incorporate nutrients into the body, especially after digestion. Tags: transitive Translations (to incorporate nutrients into the body after digestion): assimileer (Afrikaans), asimiloj (Albanian), সম্মেলিত (śommelito) (Bengali), усвоявам (usvojavam) (Bulgarian), assimilar (Catalan), imeytyä (Finnish), assimiler (French), absorber (French), הטמעה (Hebrew), सम्मेलित (sammelit) (Hindi), asimilar (Ido), asymilować [imperfective] (Polish), zasymilować [perfective] (Polish), przyswajać [imperfective] (Polish), przyswoić [perfective] (Polish), assimilar (Portuguese), anabolizar (Portuguese), asimila (Romanian), усва́ивать (usváivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), усво́ить (usvóitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), asimilírati (Serbo-Croatian), асимілюва́ти (asymiljuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian), асимільо́вувати (asymilʹóvuvaty) [imperfective, rare] (Ukrainian), засво́ювати (zasvójuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), засво́їти (zasvójity) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-assimilate-en-verb-NxX~CE1W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 9 13 8 7 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 21 6 23 7 13 11 5 Disambiguation of 'to incorporate nutrients into the body after digestion': 54 19 11 2 3 2 9
  2. (transitive) To incorporate or absorb (knowledge) into the mind. Tags: transitive Synonyms (incorporate or absorb knowledge into the mind): process Translations (to incorporate or absorb knowledge into the mind): asimiloj (Albanian), усвоявам (usvojavam) (Bulgarian), omaksua (Finnish), sisäistää (Finnish), assimiler (French), digérer [informal] (French), αφομοιώνω (afomoióno) (Greek), asimilar (Ido), asymilować [imperfective] (Polish), zasymilować [perfective] (Polish), przejmować [imperfective] (Polish), przejąć [perfective] (Polish), assimilar (Portuguese), absorver (Portuguese), asimilírati (Serbo-Croatian), засво́ювати (zasvójuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), засво́їти (zasvójity) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-assimilate-en-verb-cIB-Gue- Disambiguation of 'incorporate or absorb knowledge into the mind': 9 65 18 1 1 1 5 Disambiguation of 'to incorporate or absorb knowledge into the mind': 9 66 17 1 1 1 5
  3. (transitive) To absorb (a person or people) into a community or culture. Tags: transitive Synonyms (absorb a group of people into a community): integrate Translations (to absorb a group of people into a community): asimiloj (Albanian), ձուլել (julel) (Armenian), асимилирам (asimiliram) (Bulgarian), assimilar (Catalan), assimileren (Dutch), integreren (Dutch), asimili (Esperanto), sulauttaa (Finnish), assimiler (French), assimilieren (German), αφομοιώνω (afomoióno) (Greek), asszimilál (Hungarian), asimilar (Ido), asimilasi (Indonesian), assimilare (Italian), 同化する (dōka-suru) (Japanese), asymilować [imperfective] (Polish), zasymilować [perfective] (Polish), assimilar (Portuguese), integrar (Portuguese), ассимили́ровать (assimilírovatʹ) (Russian), asimilírati (Serbo-Croatian), asimilar (Spanish), asimile etmek (Turkish), асимілюва́ти (asymiljuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian), асимільо́вувати (asymilʹóvuvaty) [imperfective, rare] (Ukrainian), đồng hóa (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-assimilate-en-verb-kzbxPF4C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 9 13 8 7 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 13 17 4 41 6 8 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 13 17 4 41 6 8 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 13 17 4 41 6 8 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 14 17 4 40 6 7 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 20 5 28 7 9 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 17 20 5 28 7 9 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 18 18 7 25 8 10 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 20 20 5 29 6 8 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 20 5 28 7 9 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 18 7 25 8 11 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 20 6 26 7 8 9 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 12 17 10 27 12 7 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 16 19 5 27 7 13 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 16 19 6 26 11 7 9 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 10 16 8 39 11 5 7 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 21 21 5 29 6 7 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 13 17 4 41 6 8 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 20 20 5 29 6 8 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 20 20 5 29 6 8 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 21 6 23 7 13 11 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 13 17 4 41 6 8 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 17 20 5 28 7 9 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 20 5 29 6 8 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 14 16 4 41 6 7 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 20 6 28 7 9 7 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 17 21 5 28 7 9 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 17 20 5 28 7 9 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 17 20 5 28 7 9 8 6 Disambiguation of 'absorb a group of people into a community': 9 31 47 2 2 1 7 Disambiguation of 'to absorb a group of people into a community': 9 30 49 2 2 1 7
  4. (transitive, rare, used with "to" or "with") To liken, compare to something similar. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-assimilate-en-verb-ctCmekkQ
  5. (transitive) To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between. Tags: transitive Translations (to bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between): hasonít (Hungarian), asymilować [imperfective] (Polish), zasymilować [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-assimilate-en-verb-CjyZJYX~ Categories (other): Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 21 6 23 7 13 11 5 Disambiguation of 'to bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between': 1 1 1 1 96 1 0
  6. (intransitive) To become similar. Tags: intransitive Translations (to become similar): hasonul (Hungarian), асимілюва́тися (asymiljuvátysja) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-assimilate-en-verb-oB~27-Ay Categories (other): Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 21 6 23 7 13 11 5 Disambiguation of 'to become similar': 1 1 1 14 2 80 1
  7. (intransitive) To be incorporated or absorbed into something. Tags: intransitive Translations (to be incorporated or absorbed into something): ձուլվել (julvel) (Armenian), asszimilálódik (Hungarian), asymilować się [imperfective] (Polish), zasymilować się [perfective] (Polish), асимілюва́тися (asymiljuvátysja) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-assimilate-en-verb-UFps7Psx Disambiguation of 'to be incorporated or absorbed into something': 7 8 6 1 1 1 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: assimilatable, assimilative, assimilatory, bioassimilated, deassimilate, disassimilate, nonassimilated, photoassimilate, reassimilate, unassimilated Translations (to compare something to another similar one): asimiloj (Albanian), наподобявам (napodobjavam) (Bulgarian), assimilar-se (Catalan), vergelijken (Dutch), rinnastaa (Finnish), assimiler (French)
Disambiguation of 'to compare something to another similar one': 4 5 5 44 4 36 2

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "to incorporate or absorb knowledge into the mind",
          "word": "усвоявам"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "to incorporate or absorb knowledge into the mind",
          "word": "omaksua"
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 66 17 1 1 1 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to incorporate or absorb knowledge into the mind",
          "word": "sisäistää"
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        {
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          "sense": "to incorporate or absorb knowledge into the mind",
          "word": "assimiler"
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          "sense": "to incorporate or absorb knowledge into the mind",
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      "_dis1": "4 5 5 44 4 36 2",
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      "word": "הטמעה"
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "to absorb a group of people into a community",
      "word": "asimili"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to absorb a group of people into a community",
      "word": "sulauttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to absorb a group of people into a community",
      "word": "assimiler"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to absorb a group of people into a community",
      "word": "assimilieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "afomoióno",
      "sense": "to absorb a group of people into a community",
      "word": "αφομοιώνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to absorb a group of people into a community",
      "word": "asszimilál"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to absorb a group of people into a community",
      "word": "asimilar"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to absorb a group of people into a community",
      "word": "asimilasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to absorb a group of people into a community",
      "word": "assimilare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dōka-suru",
      "sense": "to absorb a group of people into a community",
      "word": "同化する"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to absorb a group of people into a community",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "asymilować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to absorb a group of people into a community",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "zasymilować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to absorb a group of people into a community",
      "word": "assimilar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to absorb a group of people into a community",
      "word": "integrar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "assimilírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to absorb a group of people into a community",
      "word": "ассимили́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to absorb a group of people into a community",
      "word": "asimilírati"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to absorb a group of people into a community",
      "word": "asimilar"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to absorb a group of people into a community",
      "word": "asimile etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "asymiljuváty",
      "sense": "to absorb a group of people into a community",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "асимілюва́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "asymilʹóvuvaty",
      "sense": "to absorb a group of people into a community",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "асимільо́вувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to absorb a group of people into a community",
      "word": "đồng hóa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "to compare something to another similar one",
      "word": "asimiloj"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "napodobjavam",
      "sense": "to compare something to another similar one",
      "word": "наподобявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to compare something to another similar one",
      "word": "assimilar-se"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to compare something to another similar one",
      "word": "vergelijken"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to compare something to another similar one",
      "word": "rinnastaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to compare something to another similar one",
      "word": "assimiler"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between",
      "word": "hasonít"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "asymilować"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "to bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "zasymilować"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to become similar",
      "word": "hasonul"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "asymiljuvátysja",
      "sense": "to become similar",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "асимілюва́тися"
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "julvel",
      "sense": "to be incorporated or absorbed into something",
      "word": "ձուլվել"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to be incorporated or absorbed into something",
      "word": "asszimilálódik"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "to be incorporated or absorbed into something",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "asymilować się"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "to be incorporated or absorbed into something",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "zasymilować się"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "asymiljuvátysja",
      "sense": "to be incorporated or absorbed into something",
      "tags": [
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        "perfective"
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      "word": "асимілюва́тися"
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