rinnastaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- assimilate verb To take in and fully understand new information or ideas.
- juxtapose verb To place two or more things side by side, especially so that the contrast between them becomes clear.
- liken verb Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or something) is like another person or thing; to compare.
- parallel adj Running alongside something else, always the same distance apart, never meeting.
- square noun A four-sided shape with equal sides and right angles.
Senses
rinnastaa is used for these senses in English:
- assimilate (transitive, rare, used with "to" or "with") To liken, compare to something similar.
- juxtapose (transitive) To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.
- liken Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or something) is like another person or thing; to compare.
- parallel To compare or liken something to something else.
- square To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
- tar with the same brush (transitive, figuratively) To characterize (someone or something) using the same undesirable attribute, especially unjustly.
assimilate — full definition
- verb To take in and fully understand new information or ideas.
- verb To become part of a group or culture by adopting its customs and ways, or to absorb someone into a group in this way.