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assimilatory, a.|əˈsɪmɪlətərɪ|
[f. L. assimilāt- (see assimilate v.) + -ory, as if ad. L. *assimilā-tōri-us.]
= assimilative 1.
1856in Webster. 1881Vines in Nature XXIII. 562 The..products of its assimilatory activity. 1921E. Sapir Language viii. 186 This assimilatory change was regular, i.e., every accented long o followed by an i in the following syllable automatically developed to long ö. |