assimilate
/əˈsɪməleɪt/
verb
- To take in and understand information or ideas fully.
- Students need time to assimilate the concepts taught in class.
- He read the report twice to fully assimilate the data.
- It took her a while to assimilate all the new rules at work.
- To absorb and digest food or nutrients into the body.
- The body assimilates vitamins more easily from fresh fruits.
- After surgery, it was hard for him to assimilate solid food.
- Some people cannot assimilate lactose properly.
- To become part of a larger group or culture, or to cause someone to do so.
- The tribe was forced to assimilate into the dominant culture.
- The school helped the foreign students assimilate into the community.
- Many immigrants assimilate into their new country over time.