vverb.cognitiontake up mentallySynset:absorb ingest take in
Examples:- he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe
Derivationally Related Form:assimilatorassimilationabsorption
Hypernyms:acquire larn learn
Inherited Hypernyms:absorblearn
Direct Hyponyms:imbibe
Full Troponyms:imbibe
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changebecome similar to one's environmentExamples:- Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly
Antonyms:dissimilate
Derivationally Related Form:assimilation
Hypernyms:adapt adjust conform
Inherited Hypernyms:assimilateadjustget used tochange
Direct Hyponyms:acculturate
Full Troponyms:acculturatedetribalize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Something ---s to somebody | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.changemake similarExamples:- This country assimilates immigrants very quickly
Antonyms:dissimilate
Derivationally Related Form:assimilation
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:assimilatechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.contacttake (gas, light or heat) into a solutionSynset:imbibe
Derivationally Related Form:assimilativeimbibitionassimilationassimilatory
Hypernyms:absorb
Inherited Hypernyms:assimilateabsorbsorbchange statechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.changebecome similar in soundTopic:phonetics
Examples:- The nasal assimilates to the following consonant
Antonyms:dissimilate
Derivationally Related Form:assimilation
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:assimilatechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP