assimilate

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verb

Definition of ASSIMILATE

1

to describe as similar <assimilated the 19th-century American captains of industry and commerce to the medieval barons who exorbitantly taxed shipping along the Rhine>

Synonyms analogize, assimilate, bracket, equate, liken

Related Words associate, connect, couple, link; allude, refer, relate; equal, match, parallel

Antonyms contrast

2

to have a clear idea of <still trying to assimilate the doctor's diagnosis of my heart condition>

Synonyms appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, grok, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig, understand

Related Words absorb, digest, take in; realize; fathom, penetrate, pierce

Near Antonyms misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misperceive, misread, mistake, misunderstand

Antonyms miss

3

to make a part of a body or system <social workers will need time to assimilate the new arrivals into the community>

Synonyms absorb, assimilate, co-opt, incorporate, integrate

Related Words amalgamate, blend, combine, commingle, fuse, intermingle, merge, mingle; acculturate, accustom, condition, enculturate, habituate, naturalize