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- pronunciation:
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leIt
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Parts
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
of immigrants or the like, to become absorbed into a new cultural group.
Some religious groups never assimilated into the larger society.- similar words:
- naturalize
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definition 2: |
to adapt and conform.
The children of the immigrants assimilated more easily than their parents, who held on to their old language and customs.- synonyms:
- adapt, adjust, conform
- similar words:
- accommodate, convert
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related words: |
adapt, adjust, conform |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
assimilates, assimilating, assimilated |
definition: |
to help or force (people of a different culture) to adapt and become similar to a larger or more dominant group within a region and to become part of that population.
The villagers were assimilated into the society of the conquerors.- synonyms:
- integrate
- similar words:
- accustom, blend, convert, transform, unite
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related words: |
absorb, adapt, get |
derivations: |
assimilative (adj.), assimilator (n.) |
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