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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Assimilate \As*sim"i*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assimilated;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Assimilating.] [L. assimilatus, p. p. of
     assimilare; ad + similare to make like, similis like. See
     Similar, Assemble, Assimilate.]
     1. To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a
        resemblance between. --Sir M. Hale.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To assimilate our law to the law of Scotland. --John
                                                    Bright.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Fast falls a fleecy; the downy flakes
              Assimilate all objects.               --Cowper.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To liken; to compa?e. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To appropriate and transform or incorporate into the
        substance of the assimilating body; to absorb or
        appropriate, as nourishment; as, food is assimilated and
        converted into organic tissue.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Hence also animals and vegetables may assimilate
              their nourishment.                    --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His mind had no power to assimilate the lessons.
                                                    --Merivale.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Assimilate \As*sim"i*late\, v. i.
     1. To become similar or like something else. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To change and appropriate nourishment so as to make it a
        part of the substance of the assimilating body.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Aliment easily assimilated or turned into blood.
                                                    --Arbuthnot.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To be converted into the substance of the assimilating
        body; to become incorporated; as, some kinds of food
        assimilate more readily than others.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I am a foreign material, and cannot assimilate with
              the church of England.                --J. H.
                                                    Newman.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Assimilate \As*sim"i*late\, v. i.
     1. To become similar or like something else. [R.]
  
     2. To change and appropriate nourishment so as to make it a
        part of the substance of the assimilating body.
  
              Aliment easily assimilated or turned into blood.
                                                    --Arbuthnot.
  
     3. To be converted into the substance of the assimilating
        body; to become incorporated; as, some kinds of food
        assimilate more readily than others.
  
              I am a foreign material, and cannot assimilate with
              the church of England.                --J. H.
                                                    Newman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Assimilate \As*sim"i*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assimilated;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Assimilating.] [L. assimilatus, p. p. of
     assimilare; ad + similare to make like, similis like. See
     Similar, Assemble, Assimilate.]
     1. To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a
        resemblance between. --Sir M. Hale.
  
              To assimilate our law to the law of Scotland. --John
                                                    Bright.
  
              Fast falls a fleecy; the downy flakes Assimilate all
              objects.                              --Cowper.
  
     2. To liken; to compa?e. [R.]
  
     3. To appropriate and transform or incorporate into the
        substance of the assimilating body; to absorb or
        appropriate, as nourishment; as, food is assimilated and
        converted into organic tissue.
  
              Hence also animals and vegetables may assimilate
              their nourishment.                    --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
  
              His mind had no power to assimilate the lessons.
                                                    --Merivale.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  assimilate
       v 1: take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of
            his tribe" [syn: absorb, ingest, take in]
       2: become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want
          to assimilate quickly" [ant: dissimilate]
       3: make similar; "This country assimilates immigrants very
          quickly" [ant: dissimilate]
       4: take (gas, light or heat) into a solution [syn: imbibe]
       5: become similar in sound; "The nasal assimialates to the
          following consonant" [ant: dissimilate]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  assimilate
     Αγγλικά vb.
     αφομοιώνω (τροφή, γνώση, ξένο πληθυσμό)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  assimilate
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la assimilō  2 p pres actv impr)
     n.
     Something that is or has been assimilated.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To incorporate nutrients into the body,
  especially after digestion.
     2 (lb en transitive) To incorporate or absorb (knowledge) into the
  mind.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  assimilate
     n.
     Something that is or has been assimilated.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To incorporate nutrients into the body,
  especially after digestion.
     2 (lb en transitive) To incorporate or absorb (knowledge) into the
  mind.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  assimilate
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la assimilō  2 p pres actv impr)
     n.
     Something that is or has been assimilated.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To incorporate nutrients into the body,
  especially after digestion.
     2 (lb en transitive) To incorporate or absorb (knowledge) into the
  mind.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  assimilate
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la assimilō  2 p pres actv impr)
     n.
     Something that is or has been assimilated.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To incorporate nutrients into the body,
  especially after digestion.
     2 (lb en transitive) To incorporate or absorb (knowledge) into the
  mind.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  assimilate
     Englanti vb.
     1 assimiloida, sulauttaa
     2 rinnastaa, verrata

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  assimilate
     Engelska vb.
     assimilera

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  assimilate /ɐsˈɪmɪlˌeɪt/
  assimileer

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Assimilate /ɐsˈɪmɪlˌeɪt/
  انضمّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  assimilate //əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt// 
  1. асимилирам
  to absorb a group of people into a community
  2. наподобявам
  to compare something to another similar one
  3. усвоявам 2.
  to incorporate nutrients into the body after digestion
   3.
  to incorporate or absorb knowledge into the mind

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  assimilate /ɐsˈɪmɪlˌeɪt/
  přizpůsobit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  assimilate /ɐsˈɪmɪlˌeɪt/
  asimilovat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  assimilate /ɐsˈɪmɪlˌeɪt/ 
  cymathu 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  assimilate /ɐsˈɪmɪlˌeɪt/ 
  anpassen, in Einklang bringen 
   see: assimilating, assimilated, assimilates, assimilated, unassimilated
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  assimilate /ɐsˈɪmɪlˌeɪt/ 
  assimilieren 
   see: assimilating, assimilated
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  assimilate /ɐsˈɪmɪlˌeɪt/ 
  aufnehmen, integrieren, eingliedern 
        "assimilate immigrants into the community"  - Einwanderer in die Gesellschaft eingliedern
   see: assimilating, assimilated, assimilate information, assimilate food
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  assimilate /ɐsˈɪmɪlˌeɪt/
  
  αφομοιώνω, εξομοιώνω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  assimilate //əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt// 
  1. sulauttaa
  to absorb a group of people into a community
  2. rinnastaa
  to compare something to another similar one
  3. imeytyä
  to incorporate nutrients into the body after digestion
  4. omaksua, sisäistää
  to incorporate or absorb knowledge into the mind

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  assimilate /əsiməleit/
  assimiler

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  assimilate /ɐsˈɪmɪlˌeɪt/ 
  1. आत्मसात~करना
        "The numerous concepts have to be assimilated."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  assimilate /ɐsˈɪmɪlˌeɪt/
  apsorbirati, asimilirati, izjednačiti se, navići se, prilagoditi se, primiti, usporediti

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  assimilate //əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt// 
  asimilasi
  to absorb a group of people into a community

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  assimilate //əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt// 
  同化する
  to absorb a group of people into a community

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  assimilate /əˈsɪmɪleɪt/ 
   1.  przyswajać
   2.  asymilować się, asymilować (into - w)

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  assimilate /əsiməleit/
  assimilar

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  assimilate /ɐsˈɪmɪlˌeɪt/
  1. benzetmek, uydurmak, tesbih etmek, bagdaştırmak
  2. özumsemek, hazmetmek, emmek assimila'tion  benzeyis, tesbih
  3. benzesme, temsil
  4. hazım, emme, ozumseme, asimilasyon assim'ilative  benzeten, teşbih eden
  5. hazmedici, özümseyici.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əˈsɪməˌɫeɪt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  290 Moby Thesaurus words for "assimilate":
     Americanize, Anglicize, ablate, absorb, accommodate,
     accommodate with, accord, acculturate, acculturize, adapt,
     adapt to, add, adjust, adjust to, admit, adopt, adsorb, affiliate,
     agree with, amalgamate, analogize, appreciate, apprehend,
     appropriate, approximate, assimilate, assimilate to, attune,
     balance, be guided by, be with one, become, bend, bleed white,
     blend, blot, blot up, bring into analogy, bring into comparison,
     bring near, bring to, burn up, catch, catch on, change,
     change into, change over, chemisorb, chemosorb, chime in with,
     coalesce, combine, come together, compare, compare and contrast,
     compare with, complete, comply, comply with, compose, compound,
     comprehend, comprise, conceive, confer citizenship, conform,
     confront, connaturalize, connect, consolidate, consume, contain,
     contrast, convert, coordinate, corner, correct, correspond,
     count in, counterpose, cover, cut to, damp, deplete, dig, digest,
     discipline, do over, drain, drain of resources, draw a comparison,
     draw a parallel, drink, drink in, drink up, eat, eat up, embody,
     embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, engross, envisage, equalize,
     equilibrize, erode, espouse, even, exhaust, expend, fall in with,
     fathom, fill, fill in, fill out, filter in, finish, finish off,
     fit, fix, flatten, flux, follow, fuse, gear to, get, get hold of,
     get the drift, get the idea, get the picture, go by, go native,
     gobble, gobble up, grasp, harmonize, have, have it taped, hold,
     homogenize, homologate, homologize, imbibe, imbue, impoverish,
     include, incorporate, infiltrate, infuse, ingest, ingrain,
     inoculate, integrate, interblend, interfuse, join, ken, key to,
     know, learn, leaven, level, liken, liken to, lump together, make,
     make conform, make one, make over, make plumb, make uniform,
     master, match, measure, measure against, meet, meld, melt into one,
     merge, metabolize, metaphorize, mix, mold, monopolize, naturalize,
     normalize, number among, observe, occupy, oppose, osmose, paragon,
     parallel, percolate in, place against, predigest, proportion,
     put in tune, put together, read, realize, receive, reckon among,
     reckon in, reckon with, reconcile, reconvert, rectify, reduce to,
     reembody, regularize, regulate, relate, render, resolve into,
     reverse, right, roll into one, rub off corners, run a comparison,
     savvy, seep in, seize, seize the meaning, sense, set,
     set in contrast, set in opposition, set off against,
     set over against, set right, settle, shade into, shape, shift,
     similarize, similize, slurp up, smooth, soak in, soak up, solidify,
     sorb, spend, sponge, squander, stabilize, standardize, stereotype,
     straighten, suck dry, suffuse, suit, swallow, swallow up, swill up,
     switch, switch over, symmetrize, sync, synchronize, syncretize,
     syndicate, synthesize, tailor, take, take in, take into account,
     take into consideration, take up, tally with, transform, trim to,
     true, true up, tune, turn back, turn into, understand, uniformize,
     unify, unite, use up, view together, waste away, wear away, weigh,
     weigh against, yield
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 使...同化,比较,比拟;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 使同化,比较,比拟,吸收,吸取
     vi. 被吸收,被同化

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