assimilatoryadj.
/əˈsɪmɪlətəri/ = assimilative adj. 1.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > incorporation or inclusion > assimilation or absorption > [adjective]
assimilative1528
assimilating1651
receptual1652
absorptive1664
absorbative1846
assimilatory1856
absorbing1902
osmotic1907
the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > sound changes > [adjective] > assimilation
regressive?1862
assimilatory1921
assimilative1936
1856 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.
1881 S. H. Vines in Nature 14 Apr. 562/1 The..products of its assimilatory activity.
1921 E. Sapir Lang. 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.
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adj.1856