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assimilateto absorb and integrate people, ideas, or culture into a wider society or culture

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to absorb and integrate people, ideas, or culture into a wider society or culture

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈsɪməˌleɪt/

Korean meaning: 흡수하다, 동화시키다

Korean pronunciation: 어**시**멀레이트

Example Sentences

  • The vampire tried to assimilate into human society, but kept ordering his coffee 'extra bloody'.
  • Children assimilate languages much faster than adults.
  • The robot struggled to assimilate human emotions and kept saying 'I am happy beep beep'.

assimilate

VERB

//əˈsɪməˌleɪt//

to absorb and integrate people, ideas, or culture into a wider society or culture

assimilate concept
💡 Concept

A newcomer assimilates into the local community through shared cooking activities

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assimilate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Don't simulate - truly assimilate, eliminate the divide!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈsɪməˌleɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈsɪməleɪt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixad--
Rootsimil
Suffix--ate

Origin

From Latin 'assimilare', composed of 'ad-' (to) and 'similare' (to make similar), derived from 'similis' meaning 'like' or 'similar'. The word entered English in the 15th century through Old French.

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🎵Rhyme

simulatestimulateeliminate
simulate
stimulate
eliminate

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The vampire tried to assimilate into human society, but kept ordering his coffee 'extra bloody'.

Children assimilate languages much faster than adults.

😄 Fun example

The robot struggled to assimilate human emotions and kept saying 'I am happy beep beep'.

Companies need time to assimilate new technologies into their workflow.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

absorbintegrateincorporateadaptblend

Antonyms

rejectexcludeseparate

Related

assimilationsimilarsimulateadaptationintegration