Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - assimilate
Assimilate
assimilate
v. 1 tr. a absorb and digest (food etc.) into the body. b absorb (information etc.) into the mind. c absorb (people) into a larger group. 2 tr. (usu. foll. by to, with) make like; cause to resemble. 3 tr. Phonet. make (a sound) more like another in the same or next word. 4 intr. be absorbed into the body, mind, or a larger group. Derivatives assimilable adj. assimilation n. assimilative adj. assimilator n. assimilatory adj. Etymology: ME f. L assimilare (as AD-, similis like)
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I. verb (-lated; -lating) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin assimilatus, past participle of assimilare, from Latin assimulare to make similar, from ad+ simulare to make similar, simulate Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to take in and utilize as nourishment ; absorb into the system, to take into the mind and thoroughly comprehend, 2. to make similar, to alter by assimilation, to absorb into the culture or mores of a population or group, compare, liken, intransitive verb to become ~d, assimilator noun Usage: When ~ is followed by a preposition, transitive senses 2a and 2c commonly take to and into and less frequently with; 2b regularly takes to; sense 3 most often takes to and sometimes with. The most frequent prepositions used with the intransitive sense are to and into. II. noun Date: 1935 something that is ~d ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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