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assimilate

UK
/əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt/
US
/əˈsɪm.ə.leɪt/

Translations

assimilateverb
assimilated
Past Simple
assimilated
Past Participle
assimilating
Gerund
UK
/əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt/
US
/əˈsɪm.ə.leɪt/
assimilerAu sens de digérer et absorber des nutriments.
The body needs time to assimilate the nutrients from the food.
Le corps a besoin de temps pour assimiler les nutriments contenus dans les aliments.
assimilerEn phonétique, au sens de rendre un son voisin semblable ou identique.
In the prefix "in-", the nasal consonant assimilates to /m/ before a labial consonant, as in "impossible".
Dans le préfixe « in- », la consonne nasale s'assimile à /m/ devant une consonne labiale, comme dans « impossible ».
assimilerAu sens de rendre ou devenir semblable à quelque chose.
The architect tried to assimilate the new extension to the style of the original building.
L'architecte a essayé d'assimiler la nouvelle extension au style du bâtiment d'origine.
s'intégrerSe dit d'une personne ou d'un groupe qui se fond dans une société ou une culture.
Immigrants often find it challenging to assimilate into a new culture.
Les immigrés ont souvent du mal à s'intégrer dans une nouvelle culture.
She was able to assimilate all the new information quickly.
Elle a pu assimiler rapidement toutes les nouvelles informations.
Synonyms
grasp
understand
take in
absorb
integrate
incorporate
digest
assimilatenoun
assimilates
pl
UK
/əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt/
US
/əˈsɪ.mə.leɪt/
Rare/dated use: a person or thing that has become integrated into a larger group or that resembles another
assimiléAu sens sociologique ou culturel, pour une personne intégrée à un groupe plus large.
The newly arrived immigrants strove to become assimilates within their host community.
Les immigrants récemment arrivés s'efforçaient de devenir des assimilés au sein de leur communauté d'accueil.

Definitions

assimilateverb
To take in and understand fully (information or ideas).
She was able to assimilate all the new information quickly.
To absorb and integrate into a wider society or culture.
Immigrants often find it challenging to assimilate into a new culture.
To absorb and digest (food or nutrients) in the body.
The body needs time to assimilate the nutrients from the food.
To cause (a speech sound) to become similar to or identical with a neighboring sound.
In the prefix "in-", the nasal consonant assimilates to /m/ before a labial consonant, as in "impossible".
To make or become alike; to cause something to resemble something else.
The architect tried to assimilate the new extension to the style of the original building.
assimilatenoun
A person or thing that has been absorbed into and made part of a larger group, especially culturally or socially.
The newly arrived immigrants strove to become assimilates within their host community.
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