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Uncommonassimilate
The correct spelling is assimilate.
How to pronounce assimilate
/əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt/
nounIPA: /əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt/
Say it like: Ass-imi-lat-e
The correct spelling is assimilate. Something that is or has been assimilated. For example: "Food is assimilated and converted into organic tissue."
Usage Examples
“Food is assimilated and converted into organic tissue.”
“The teacher paused in her lecture to allow the students to assimilate what she had said.”
“The aliens in the science-fiction film wanted to assimilate human beings into their own race.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Something that is or has been assimilated.
verb
- 1.To incorporate nutrients into the body, especially after digestion.
- 2.To incorporate or absorb (knowledge) into the mind.
- 3.To absorb (a person or people) into a community or culture.
- 4.To compare to something similar.
- 5.To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between.
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