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assimilateverb [ I or T ]

uk ​ /əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt/ us ​ /əˈsɪm.ə.leɪt/
assimilable
adjective uk ​ /əˈsɪm.ɪ.lə.bəl/ us ​ /əˈsɪm.ə.lə.bəl/

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A textbook needs to be assimilable (= able to be understood) to sell a lot of copies.

(Definition of “assimilate” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“assimilate” in American English

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assimilateverb [ I/T ]

us ​ /əˈsɪm·əˌleɪt/

› to take in and make a part of your basic knowledge something learned from others, so that you can use it as your own:

[ T ] We hoped the students would assimilate the information contained in the lecture.

› People who are or become assimilated in a society become similar to others by learning and using the customs and culture of the new society:

[ T ] Once outsiders, they had now been assimilated into the cultural mainstream.

(Definition of “assimilate” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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