Definition of Assimilate
Assimilate
as·sim·i·late


Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To absorb and integrate into a system or culture.

e.g. The immigrant struggled to assimilate into the new country's customs.

(verb)
to absorb or integrate people or ideas into a culture or society, or to become thus absorbed or integrated into a culture or society;

e.g. Over time, these new ideas assimilate into the public consciousness. It takes time for immigrants to assimilate into a new culture.

(verb)
broadly, to make something similar to something else, or to compare one thing with another;

e.g. He was encouraged to assimilate his style of art to one established form or another.



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