assimilate

US: /əˈsɪməˌɫeɪt/
UK: /ɐsˈɪmɪlˌe‍ɪt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


assimilate /ə'simileit/
  • ngoại động từ
    • tiêu hoá ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
      • to assimilate all that one reads: tiêu hoá được tất cả những cái mình đọc
    • đồng hoá
    • (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) (assimilate to, with) so sánh với
    • nội động từ
      • được tiêu hoá, tiêu hoá,
      • được đồng hoá, đồng hoá

    Advanced English dictionary


    + verb
    1 [VN] to fully understand an idea or some information so that you are able to use it yourself: The committee will need time to assimilate this report. + Some people can only assimilate change gradually.
    2 ~ (sb) (into / to sth) to become, or allow sb to become, a part of a country or community rather than remaining in a separate group: [V] New arrivals find it hard to assimilate, and may not wish to. + [VN] Immigrants have been successfully assimilated into the community.
    3 [VN] [often passive] ~ sth into / to sth to make an idea, a person's attitude, etc. fit into sth or be acceptable: These changes were gradually assimilated into everyday life.
    assimilation noun [U]: the rapid assimilation of new ideas + his assimilation into the political community

    Collocation dictionary


    1 learn/understand

    ADV.

    easily, quickly, readily
    Children assimilate new information very quickly.

    2 become/make sb part of sth

    ADV.

    fully
    Many new immigrants have not yet assimilated fully into the new culture.

    PREP.

    into


    Concise English dictionary


    assimilates|assimilated|assimilatingə'sɪmɪleɪt
    verb
    +take up mentally
    +become similar to one's environment
    +make similar
    +take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
    +become similar in sound