Assimilate - Definition
assimilate
v 1: take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of
his tribe" [syn: absorb, assimilate, ingest, take
in]
2: become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want
to assimilate quickly" [ant: dissimilate]
3: make similar; "This country assimilates immigrants very
quickly" [ant: dissimilate]
4: take (gas, light or heat) into a solution [syn: assimilate,
imbibe]
5: become similar in sound; "The nasal assimilates to the
following consonant" [ant: dissimilate]