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Word: Assimilate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin assimilat- ‘absorbed, incorporated’, from the verb assimilare, from ad- ‘to’ + similis ‘like’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈsɪmɪleɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
take in and understand fully (information or ideas)
Short Definition:take in and understand fully
Examples:- Marie tried to assimilate the week's events
Definition:
regard as similar; liken
Short Definition:regard as similar
Examples:- philosophers had assimilated thought to perception
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