Verb assimilate has 5 senses
  1. absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in - take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
    --1 is one way to learn, larn, acquire
    Derived forms: noun assimilation5, noun assimilation6, noun assimilator1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. assimilate - become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"
    --2 is one way to
    adjust, conform, adapt
    Antonyms: dissimilate
    Derived forms: noun assimilation1, noun assimilation2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Something ----s to somebody
    Somebody ----s PP
  3. assimilate - make similar; "This country assimilates immigrants very quickly"
    --3 is one way to
    change, alter, modify
    Antonyms: dissimilate
    Derived forms: noun assimilation1, noun assimilation2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something PP
  4. assimilate, imbibe - take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
    --4 is one way to absorb
    Derived form: noun assimilation3
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  5. assimilate - become similar in sound; "The nasal assimialates to the following consonant"
    --5 is one way to
    change
    Antonyms: dissimilate
    Derived form: noun assimilation4
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
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