Definition and Synonyms for Assimilate

Definition of Assimilate

assimilator
Noun
derivation
1
1. someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
assimilation
Noun
derivation
8
1. the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
2. the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family
3. the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
4. the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family
5. a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound
6. in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
7. the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
8. the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
assimilative
Adjective Satellite
derivation
1
1. capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution
assimilatory
Adjective Satellite
derivation
1
1. capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution
dissimilate
Verb
antonym
3
1. become dissimilar or less similar
2. make dissimilar; cause to become less similar
3. become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities

Words Rhyme with assimilate

Etymology for assimilate