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