assimilate (assimilates 3rd person present) (assimilating present participle) (assimilated past tense & past participle )
1 verb When people such as immigrants assimilate into a community or when that community assimilates them, they become an accepted part of it.
(=integrate)
There is every sign that new Asian-Americans are just as willing to assimilate... V
His family tried to assimilate into the white and Hispanic communities... V into/with n
The Vietnamese are trying to assimilate themselves and become Americans... V pron-refl
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assimilation n-uncount usu N of n
(=integration)
They promote social integration and assimilation of minority ethnic groups into the culture.
2 verb If you assimilate new ideas, techniques, or information, you learn them or adopt them.
(=absorb)
I was speechless, still trying to assimilate the enormity of what he'd told me. V n
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assimilation n-uncount usu N of n
This technique brings life to instruction and eases assimilation of knowledge.