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assimilate (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: , past participle of assimilare, from Latin assimulare 'to make similar', from ad- 'to' + simulare ( SIMULATE)]
[T] to completely understand and begin to use new ideas, information etc
-synonym absorb absorb
::It will take time to assimilate all these facts.
[I and T] if people assimilate or are assimilated into a country or group, they become part of that group and are accepted by the people in that group
assimilate into
::Refugees find it difficult to become assimilated into the community.