assimilate

/əˈsɪmɪleɪt/ verb formal

Definition

LEARN [T] › to understand and remember new information

JOIN [I, T] › to become part of a group, society, etc, or to make someone or something become part of a group, society, etc: The refugees have now assimilated into the local community.

assimilation

/əˌsɪmɪˈleɪʃən/ noun [U]

(Definition of assimilate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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