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Synonyms
as·sim·i·late (ə-sĭḿə-lāt́)

[Middle English assimilaten, from Latin assimilāre, assimilāt-, to make similar to, ad-, ad-, + similis, like.]

verb: -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates. 

transitive verb 

  1. Physiology
    1. To consume and incorporate (nutrients) into the body after digestion.
    2. To transform (food) into living tissue by the process of anabolism; metabolize constructively.
  2. To incorporate and absorb into the mind: assimilate knowledge.
  3. To make similar; cause to resemble.
  4. Linguistics To alter (a sound) by assimilation.
  5. To absorb (immigrants or a culturally distinct group) into the prevailing culture.

intransitive verb 

To become assimilated.

derivatives

as·siḿi·látor
noun