assimilate

/əsˈɪməlˌeɪt/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. take up mentally
   “he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe”
2. become similar to one's environment
   “Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly”
3. make similar
   “This country assimilates immigrants very quickly”
4. take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
5. become similar in sound
   “The nasal assimilates to the following consonant”

Synonyms for assimilate

• absorb
• ingest
• take in
• imbibe

Antonyms of assimilate

• dissimilate

Words that rhyme with assimilate

• straight
• separate
• plate
• mate
• date
• concentrate
• late
• state
• regenerate
• translate
• weight
• conjugate
• foliate
• grate
• initiate
• propagate
• accommodate
• articulate
• communicate
• eliminate
• gate
• great
• penetrate
• percolate
• precipitate
• rate
• slate
• stimulate
• subordinate
• suffocate