Assimilate | Mean of assimilate in English Dictionary

/əˈsɪməˌleɪt/

• Verb
• to learn (something) so that it is fully understood and can be used
1. Children need to assimilate new ideas/concepts.
2. There was a lot of information/material to assimilate at school.
• to cause (a person or group) to become part of a different society, country, etc.
1. Schools were used to assimilate the children of immigrants.
2. She was thoroughly/completely assimilated to/into her new country. [=she had completely adapted to her new country]
• to adopt the ways of another culture
1. They found it hard to assimilate to/into American society.

• to adopt (something) as part of a larger thing
1. The language is constantly assimilating new words. [=making new words part of itself; the language is constantly getting new words]
2. Many of these religious traditions have been assimilated into the culture.