assimilating

as·sim·i·late  (-sm-lt)

v. as·sim·i·lat·ed, as·sim·i·lat·ing, as·sim·i·lates

v.tr.

1. Physiology

a. To consume and incorporate (nutrients) into the body after digestion.

b. To transform (food) into living tissue by the process of anabolism; metabolize constructively.

2. To incorporate and absorb into the mind: assimilate knowledge.

3. To make similar; cause to resemble.

4. Linguistics To alter (a sound) by assimilation.

5. To absorb (immigrants or a culturally distinct group) into the prevailing culture.

v.intr.

To become assimilated.

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[Middle English assimilaten, from Latin assimilre, assimilt-, to make similar to : ad-, ad- + similis, like; see sem-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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as·simi·lator n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

assimilating - capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution; "an assimilative substance assimilatory, assimilative absorbent, absorptive - having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a sponge"