Definition of assimilate

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Assimilate (v. i.) To change and appropriate nourishment so as to make it a part of the substance of the assimilating body.

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Ob- :: Ob- () A prefix signifying to, toward, before, against, reversely, etc.; also, as a simple intensive; as in oblige, to bind to; obstacle, something standing before; object, lit., to throw against; obovate, reversely, ovate. Ob- is commonly assimilated before c, f, g, and p, to oc-, of-, og-, and op-..
Assimilate :: Assimilate (v. i.) To become similar or like something else.
Assimilate :: Assimilate (v. t.) To liken; to compa/e.
Food :: Food (n.) What is fed upon; that which goes to support life by being received within, and assimilated by, the organism of an animal or a plant; nutriment; aliment; especially, what is eaten by animals for nourishment..
Assimilative :: Assimilative (a.) Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation; that assimilates or causes assimilation; as, an assimilative process or substance..
Assimilate :: Assimilate (v. t.) To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between.
Assimilatory :: Assimilatory (a.) Tending to assimilate, or produce assimilation; as, assimilatory organs..
Disassimilative :: Disassimilative (a.) Having power to disassimilate; of the nature of disassimilation.
Disassimilate :: Disassimilate (v. t.) To subject to disassimilation.
Assimilable :: Assimilable (a.) That may be assimilated; that may be likened, or appropriated and incorporated..
Reassimilate :: Reassimilate (v. t. & i.) To assimilate again.
Assimilate :: Assimilate (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..
Assimilation :: Assimilation (n.) The act or process of assimilating or bringing to a resemblance, likeness, or identity; also, the state of being so assimilated; as, the assimilation of one sound to another..
Essentiate :: Essentiate (v. i.) To become assimilated; to be changed into the essence.
Assimilated :: Assimilated (imp. & p. p.) of Assimilat.
Americanize :: Americanize (v. t.) To render American; to assimilate to the Americans in customs, ideas, etc.; to stamp with American characteristics..
Assimilate :: Assimilate (v. i.) To change and appropriate nourishment so as to make it a part of the substance of the assimilating body.
Cleave :: Cleave (v. i. ) To fit; to be adapted; to assimilate.
Assimilate :: Assimilate (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..
Incorporate :: Incorporate (v. t.) To unite intimately; to blend; to assimilate; to combine into a structure or organization, whether material or mental; as, to incorporate provinces into the realm; to incorporate another's ideas into one's work..
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