assimilate
pronunciation
How to pronounce assimilate in British English:
UK [əˈsɪməleɪt]
How to pronounce assimilate in American English:
US [əˈsɪməleɪt]
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- Verb:
- take up mentally
- become similar to one's environment
- make similar
- take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
- become similar in sound
Word Origin
- assimilate (v.)
- early 15c., from Latin assimilatus "feigned, pretended, fictitious," past participle of assimilare "to make like," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + simulare "make similar," from similis "like, resembling" (see similar). Originally transitive (with to); intransitive use first recorded 1837. Related: Assimilated; assimilating.
Antonym
Example
- 1. The social pressures to assimilate are strong .
- 2. See how much of the bible you can assimilate and apply !
- 3. Its job is to assimilate european car styling trends and apply them to saic 's models .
- 4. But the experience is hard to assimilate no matter what , because your feelings are often mixed .
- 5. Foreign firms assimilate or die .