"assimilative" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more assimilative [comparative], most assimilative [superlative]
Etymology: From the French assimilatif, assimilative, from the Late Latin assimilātīvus; equivalent to assimilate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|assimilatif}} French assimilatif, {{der|en|la-lat|assimilātīvus}} Late Latin assimilātīvus, {{af|en|assimilate|-ive|nocat=yes}} assimilate + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} assimilative (comparative more assimilative, superlative most assimilative)
  1. Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation. Derived forms: assimilativeness, assimilativity, disassimilative, unassimilative Translations (characterised by assimilation): assimilatiu (Catalan), assimilatori (Catalan), assimilateur (French), αφομοιωτικός (afomoiotikós) (Greek)
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