To be converted into the substance of the assimilating body; to become incorporated; as, some kinds of food assimilate more readily than others.
to make similar; to absorb and incorporate (an immigrant or culturally distinct group) into the prevailing culture.
to absorb immigrants or members of a culturally distinct group into the prevailing culture
take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"
make similar; "This country assimilates immigrants very quickly"
to take in and appropriate as nourishment.
to become similar, to be absorbed and incorporated; as, minority groups often assimilate by intermarriage;... in sociology, the merging of diverse cultural elements. U.S. government policy toward American Indians in late 19th century - virtually equivalent to melting pot theory.
To ingest and absorb; to eat.
This is the ability of mercury to absorb gold, silver or platinum into a common ball, or alloy, called amalgam, while ignoring lighter sands and gravel.
to absorb one group completely into the culture of another.
1. take in and incorporate, absorb and digest. 2. make similar, bring into conformity, adapt.
To absorb and incorporate - to digest.