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assimilate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin assimil?tus, variant of Latin assimul?tus (“made similar, imitated”), perfect passive participle of assimul?, from ad + simul? (“imitate, copy”). Doublet of assemble.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /??s?m.?.le?t/
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.
- Hence also it may be that the parts of animals and vegetables preserve their several forms and assimilate their nourishment
- (transitive) To incorporate or absorb (knowledge) into the mind.
- 1850, Charles Merivale, History of the Romans Under the Empire
- His mind had no power to assimilate the lessons.
- 1850, Charles Merivale, History of the Romans Under the Empire
- (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
- Fast falls a fleecy shower; the downy flakes / Assimilate all objects.
- 1676, Matthew Hale, Contemplations, Moral and Divine
- it doth , by degrees , assimilate the whole inward Man to this living Principle , and conforms the Life unto it
- March 13, 1866, John Bright, The reform bill on the motion for leave to bring in the bill
- (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
Translations
Noun
assimilate
- Something that is or has been assimilated.
- 2012, A. Läuchli, R.L. Bieleski, Inorganic Plant Nutrition, ?ISBN, page 83
- the growing root and ectomycorrhizas both act as assimilate sinks
- 2012, A. Läuchli, R.L. Bieleski, Inorganic Plant Nutrition, ?ISBN, page 83
Italian
Verb
assimilate
- second-person plural present of assimilare
- second-person plural imperative of assimilare
Latin
Verb
assimil?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of assimil?
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acclimate
English
Etymology
1792, from French acclimater.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??kla?.m?t/
- (US) IPA(key): /?æk.l?.me?t/, /??kla?.m?t/
Verb
acclimate (third-person singular simple present acclimates, present participle acclimating, simple past and past participle acclimated)
- (transitive, chiefly US) To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
- (transitive, chiefly US) To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one.
- (intransitive, chiefly US) To become accustomed to a new climate or environment.
Synonyms
- acclimatise/acclimatize, accommodate, acculture, accustom, climatize, conform, get used to, habituate, harden, season, toughen, adjust
Derived terms
- acclimatation
- acclimatement
- acclimation
Related terms
- acclimatize
- climate
Translations
French
Verb
acclimate
- first-person singular present indicative of acclimater
- third-person singular present indicative of acclimater
- first-person singular present subjunctive of acclimater
- third-person singular present subjunctive of acclimater
- second-person singular imperative of acclimater
Anagrams
- clameçait
Italian
Verb
acclimate
- second-person plural present indicative of acclimare
- second-person plural imperative of acclimare
- feminine plural of acclimato
Anagrams
- malaticce
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