assimilieren — meaning in English

English meaning

• adapt verb To change something so it becomes suitable for a new purpose or situation.
• assimilate verb To take in and fully understand new information or ideas.

Senses

assimilieren is used for these senses in English:

• adapt (transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.
• adapt (intransitive) To make oneself comfortable to a new thing.

adapt — full definition

1. verb To change something so it becomes suitable for a new purpose or situation.
2. verb To adjust oneself to new conditions.

assimilate — full definition

1. verb To take in and fully understand new information or ideas.
2. 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.

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