单词 | assimilated |
释义 | assimilate1 of 2verb as·sim·i·late ə-ˈsi-mə-ˌlāt assimilated; assimilating transitive verb 1 a : to take into the mind and thoroughly understand assimilate information Students need to assimilate new concepts. b : to take in and utilize as nourishment : to absorb into the system The body assimilates digested food. 2 a : to absorb into the cultural tradition of a population or group … the belief that tolerant hosts would be able to assimilate immigrants of whatever creed or colour. Brian Holmes b : to make similar … the only faculty that seems to assimilate man to the immortal gods. Joseph Conrad c phonetics : to alter by the process of assimilation (see assimilation sense 3) 3 : compare, liken intransitive verb : to be taken in or absorbed : to become assimilated Food assimilates better if taken slowly. Francis Cutler Marshall assimilator ə-ˈsi-mə-ˌlā-tər noun assimilate 2 of 2noun as·sim·i·late ə-ˈsi-mə-lət -ˌlāt : something that is assimilated assimilated verb1 as in compared to describe as similar assimilated the 19th-century American captains of industry and commerce to the medieval barons who exorbitantly taxed shipping along the Rhine Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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2 as in understood to have a clear idea of still trying to assimilate the doctor's diagnosis of my heart condition Synonyms & Similar Words
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3 as in integrated to make a part of a body or system social workers will need time to assimilate the new arrivals into the community Synonyms & Similar Words
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