单词 | assimilate |
释义 | assimilate v.   1. tr. a absorb and digest (food etc.) into the body. b absorb (information etc.) into the mind. c absorb (people) into a larger group.   2. tr. (usu. foll. by to, with) make like; cause to resemble.   3. tr. Phonet. make (a sound) more like another in the same or next word.   4. intr. be absorbed into the body, mind, or a larger group. Derivatives assimilable adj. assimilation n. assimilative adj. assimilator n. assimilatory adj. Etymology: ME f. L assimilare (as AD-, similis like) |
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