1. to take in and understand fully; to absorb and incorporate knowledge or information
2. to become part of or cause to become part of a different social, cultural, or linguistic group
3. to absorb and transform food into living tissue
Usage: biology

Examples

• Students need time to assimilate new concepts before moving on.
• It took her months to assimilate all the information from the training program.
• Immigrants often face pressure to assimilate into their new culture.
• The community helped newcomers assimilate by offering language classes.
• Plants assimilate carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.
• The body assimilates nutrients from food during digestion.
• He struggled to assimilate into the corporate culture at his new job.