1. Capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution
   "an assimilating substance";
   - assimilative, assimilatory

1. Take up mentally
   "he assimilated the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe";
   - absorb, ingest, take in
    
2. Become similar to one's environment
   "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"
    
3. Make similar
   "This country assimilates immigrants very quickly"
    
4. (phonetics) become similar in sound
   "The nasal assimilates to the following consonant"
    
5. Take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
   "The liquid assimilated the gas quickly";
   - imbibe
    
6. Convert food into absorbable substances
   "I cannot assimilate milk products";
   - digest

See also: absorbent, absorptive

Type of: absorb, acquire, adapt, adjust, alter, change, conform, larn [informal], learn, modify, process, treat

Antonym: dissimilate

Encyclopedia: Assimilating