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Meaning Of Assimilate
v. t.
To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a
resemblance between.
v. t.
To liken; to compa/e.
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.
v. i.
To become similar or like something else.
v. i.
To change and appropriate nourishment so as to make
it a part of the substance of the assimilating body.
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.