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assimilate

Dictionary definition · assimilate

verb

  1. take up mentally"he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
  2. become similar to one's environment"Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"
  3. make similar"This country assimilates immigrants very quickly"
  4. take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
  5. become similar in sound"The nasal assimilates to the following consonant"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).