Assimilate

Pronunciation: /əˈsɪməˌleɪt/

Assimilate (verb)

  1. to fully understand and remember new information or ideas.
  2. to become part of a different culture or society by adopting its customs.
  3. to take in and use nutrients from food in the body.

Examples

  • Students need time to assimilate new concepts.
  • He quickly assimilated the details of the project.

Common collocations: assimilate knowledge, assimilate information, easily assimilate, assimilate into society, fully assimilate

Synonyms of Assimilate

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Assimilate

  • When something is not accepted or absorbed.
  • When something is deliberately left out.