assimilates

verb

present tense third-person singular of assimilate
1
as in compares
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

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2
as in understands
to have a clear idea of still trying to assimilate the doctor's diagnosis of my heart condition

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3
as in integrates
to make a part of a body or system social workers will need time to assimilate the new arrivals into the community

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Recent Examples of assimilates His ashen skin is snaked with circuitry, his voice flattened into the cold register of the Borg, a cybernetic collective that assimilates entire civilizations and reshapes them in its own image. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assimilates
  1. compares
  2. understands
  3. integrates
  4. equates
  5. knows
  6. incorporates
  7. deciphers
  8. comprehends
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  • For each match, the model compares the two teams’ FIFA ranking points, converts the rating difference into a win probability, and randomly selects a winner using that probability.
    — Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Saša Pekeč, a professor of business administration at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, compares it to the early days of ridesharing apps, which were banned in some cities while regulations were still being worked out.
    — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 3 July 2026
Definition of compares
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  • Former Norway goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt understands the value of such an approach.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • Real thinking — the kind that understands a question, grasps its context and goes out to gather information before formulating a response.
    — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of understands
Verb
  • This first-to-market agentic commerce solution integrates Glance's AI platform natively with Samsung's Tizen OS, enabling interactive browsing.
    — Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • The partnership highlights the growing potential of Poltrona Frau’s Custom Interiors unit and its leadership in developing furniture that integrates into high-profile cultural and architectural projects.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
Definition of integrates
Verb
  • Part of the problem is that the conversation around remote work often equates isolation with autonomy.
    — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Five Hundred Years of Religion in America means this is not just another history going back to 1776, and this is not a book that equates religion with Christianity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
Definition of equates
Verb
  • Anyone who has sat through a mandatory team-building exercise knows the difference between a ritual that binds and a program that irritates.
    — Julia Dhar, Time, 11 July 2026
  • The 28-year-old now returns to a club that already knows how to maximize his versatility.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of knows
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  • Finally, the premier level, which tops out at floor 36 (the highest story allowed on the island) incorporates blue, white, and shades of gray to mirror the sky and clouds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026
  • The show incorporates 7 million LEDs, and about 600 light fixtures, plus 350 fountains, Universal says.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2026
Definition of incorporates
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  • Qualcomm’s chip can run Linux, along with Arduino software, and can even do computer vision, which deciphers what a camera sees and translates it into software.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
  • With that base knowledge and his opponent’s game tape, Nolan analyzes wide receiver alignments and deciphers the offense's attack.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025
Definition of deciphers
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  • In an oppositional reading of a media text, the audience comprehends that the message conflicts with or contradicts their personal experiences of society.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
  • In the end, A Guardian and a Thief is a story that comprehends hunger more deeply than the world that produces it.
    — Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025
Definition of comprehends

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