assimilate

1. v. t. To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between. Source: opted

2. v. t. To liken; to compa/e. Source: opted

3. v. t. To appropriate and transform or incorporate into the substance of the assimilating body; to absorb or appropriate, as nourishment; as, food is assimilated and converted into organic tissue. Source: opted

4. v. i. To become similar or like something else. Source: opted

5. v. i. To change and appropriate nourishment so as to make it a part of the substance of the assimilating body. Source: opted

6. v. i. To be converted into the substance of the assimilating body; to become incorporated; as, some kinds of food assimilate more readily than others. Source: opted

7. v. take up mentally Source: wordnet

8. v. become similar to one's environment Source: wordnet

9. v. make similar Source: wordnet

10. v. take (gas, light or heat) into a solution Source: wordnet

11. v. become similar in sound Source: wordnet

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