to assimilate ideas

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• assimilate — ► VERB 1) take in and understand (information or ideas). 2) absorb and integrate into a people or culture. 3) absorb and digest (food or nutrients). 4) regard as or make similar. DERIVATIVES assimilable adjective assimilation noun assimi …   English terms dictionary

• assimilate — [[t]əsɪ̱mɪleɪt[/t]] assimilates, assimilating, assimilated 1) V ERG When people such as immigrants assimilate into a community or when that community assimilates them, they become an accepted part of it. There is every sign that new Asian… …   English dictionary

• assimilate — as|sim|i|late [əˈsımıleıt] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Medieval Latin; Origin: , past participle of assimilare, from Latin assimulare to make similar , from ad to + simulare ( SIMULATE)] 1.) [T] to completely understand and begin to use new ideas,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• assimilate — verb 1 (T) to think about new ideas, information etc so that you feel ready to use them: It will take time to assimilate all these facts. 2 (I, T) if people assimilate or are assimilated into a country or group, they become part of it and are… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• assimilate — as•sim•i•late v. [[t]əˈsɪm əˌleɪt[/t]] n. [[t] lɪt, ˌleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing, n. 1) to take in and incorporate as one s own; absorb: to assimilate new ideas[/ex] 2) soc to bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a… …   From formal English to slang

• assimilate — verb 1》 take in and fully understand (information or ideas).     ↘(of a society or culture) absorb and integrate (people, ideas, or culture). 2》 absorb and digest (food or nutrients). 3》 regard as or become similar. 4》 Phonetics make (a sound)… …   English new terms dictionary

• assimilate — [əˈsɪmɪˌleɪt] verb 1) [I/T] to feel that you belong to the new community that you have started to live in, or to make someone feel like this 2) [T] to learn new ideas or information Picasso assimilated an amazing variety of techniques in his… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• absorb — /əbˈsɔb / (say uhb sawb), / ˈzɔb/ (say zawb) verb (t) 1. to swallow up the identity or individuality of: the empire absorbed all the small states. 2. to engross wholly: absorbed in a book. 3. to suck up or drink in (liquids): a sponge absorbs… …  

• imbibe — v.tr. 1 (also absol.) drink (esp. alcoholic liquor). 2 a absorb or assimilate (ideas etc.). b absorb (moisture etc.). 3 inhale (air etc.). Derivatives: imbiber n. imbibition n. Etymology: ME f. L imbibere (as IN (2), bibere drink) …   Useful english dictionary

• assimilable — assimilate ► VERB 1) take in and understand (information or ideas). 2) absorb and integrate into a people or culture. 3) absorb and digest (food or nutrients). 4) regard as or make similar. DERIVATIVES assimilable adjective assimilation noun… …   English terms dictionary

• assimilation — assimilate ► VERB 1) take in and understand (information or ideas). 2) absorb and integrate into a people or culture. 3) absorb and digest (food or nutrients). 4) regard as or make similar. DERIVATIVES assimilable adjective assimilation noun… …   English terms dictionary