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assimilar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assimilate verb To take in and fully understand new information or ideas.

Senses

assimilar is used for these senses in English:

  • assimilate (transitive) To incorporate nutrients into the body, especially after digestion.
  • assimilate (transitive) To incorporate or absorb (knowledge) into the mind.
  • assimilate (transitive) To absorb (a person or people) into a community or culture.
  • sink in (intransitive, idiomatic) To become completely known, felt, or understood.

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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