assimilate
UK/ə'simileit/US/ә'simileit/
IELTSTOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To take in and fully understand information or ideas
吸收，理解（信息、观念）
v.
To absorb people into a larger group or culture; to become part of it
（使）同化，融入
Root Breakdown
Native Englishad- (to), assimilated to as- before s, + similis (like) + -ate = 'to make like.' To assimilate is to make something like what surrounds it and absorb it — a newcomer into a culture, facts into your understanding, food into the body.
Root sim still carries 56 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.assimilate into同化为
- 2.assimilate culture文化融合
- 3.assimilate information吸收信息
Example Sentences
- 1.
It takes time to assimilate so much new information.
- 2.
Immigrants often work hard to assimilate into their new country.
- 3.
Plants assimilate carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.