Something similar occurred before assimilate was a word in English. Assimilate comes from the Latin prefix ad - (meaning "to, towards") and similis ("similar").

ASSIMILATE meaning: 1. to become part of a group, country, society, etc., or to make someone or something become part…. Learn more.

ASSIMILATE definition: to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb. See examples of assimilate used in a sentence.

Definition of assimilate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you assimilate new ideas, customs, or techniques, you learn them or adopt them. My mind could only assimilate one impossibility at a time.

assimilate (əˈsɪmɪˌleɪt) vb 1. (tr) to learn (information, a procedure, etc) and understand it thoroughly

ASSIMILATE meaning: 1 : to learn (something) so that it is fully understood and can be used; 2 : to cause (a person or group) to become part of a different society, country, etc.

Imported from Latin, assimilate has the word similar within it and in fact, means "to become like something else." If someone moves to another country, he or she will need to assimilate by …

[no object] (of a person from a different background) to adjust (oneself) to the dominant cultural group or national culture: The immigrants assimilated rapidly.

Dec 14, 2025 · assimilate (third-person singular simple present assimilates, present participle assimilating, simple past and past participle assimilated) Food is assimilated and converted …