assimilate

== English == === Etymology 1 === First attested in the early 15th century, in Middle English; Middle English assimilaten (“to become similar; to make like”), from assimilat(e) (“assimilated”, also used as the past participal of assimilaten) +‎ -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Late Latin assimilātus, variant of Latin assimulātus (“made similar, imitated”), perfect passive participle of assimulō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ad + simulō (“to imitate, copy”), from similis (“like, similar”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together, one”). Doublet of assemble. ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK, US) IPA(key): /əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt/ (Indic) IPA(key): /əˌsɪmˌleʈ/, /ə.sɪ.mɪˈleʈ/ ==== Verb ==== assimilate (third-person singular simple present assimilates, present participle assimilating, simple past and past participle assimilated) (transitive) To incorporate nutrients into the body, especially after digestion. (transitive) To incorporate or absorb (knowledge) into the mind. (transitive) To absorb (a person or people) into a community or culture. (transitive, rare, used with "to" or "with") To liken, compare to something similar. (transitive) To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between. March 13, 1866, John Bright, The reform bill on the motion for leave to bring in the bill to assimilate our law in respect to the law of Scotland (intransitive) To become similar. (intransitive) To be incorporated or absorbed into something. ===== Synonyms ===== (incorporate or absorb knowledge into the mind): process (absorb a group of people into a community): integrate ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === First attested in the early 15th century, in Middle English; from Middle English assimilat(e) (“made like”, used as the participle of assimilaten), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more; the noun was derived from the participle through substantivization, see -ate (noun-forming suffix). Participial usage up until Early Modern English. ==== Adjective ==== assimilate (comparative more assimilate, superlative most assimilate) (obsolete) (as a participle) Assimilated. Similar, like, the same as. ==== Noun ==== assimilate Something that is or has been assimilated. (obsolete) Something that is like, similar to another. ===== Translations ===== == Interlingua == === Participle === assimilate past participle of assimilar == Italian == === Verb === assimilate inflection of assimilare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative == Latin == === Verb === assimilāte second-person plural present active imperative of assimilō