assimilative

[ uh-sim-uh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv ]

/ əˈsɪm əˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv /

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adjective

characterized by assimilation; assimilating.

Also as·sim·i·la·to·ry

[uh-sim-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]. /əˈsɪm ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/.

Origin of assimilative

From the Medieval Latin word assimilātīvus, dating back to 1520–30. See assimilate, -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM assimilative

as·sim·i·la·tive·ness, nounnon·as·sim·i·la·tive, adjectivenon·as·sim·i·la·to·ry, adjectiveun·as·sim·i·la·tive, adjective

Words nearby assimilative

assignor, assimilable, assimilate, assimilation, assimilationism, assimilative, ass in a sling, have one's, Assiniboin, Assiniboine, Assisi, assist

Example sentences from the Web for assimilative

With the assimilative power of genius, he was quick to seize upon anything he thought politic.
A Short History of English Music|Ernest Ford
But it is, as I have said, a chief glory of Christianity that it possesses this assimilative power.
The Church and Modern Life|Washington Gladden
His body flits hither and thither, but his mind remains observant, assimilative.
Alone|Norman Douglas
They prevent fermentation, promote oxidation, and increase the activity of the assimilative functions.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

Many of these are, in all probability, excretory products of no assimilative value to the plant.
The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition|A. W. Duncan