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Definition
take in, transform, or fit in
The exact meaning of assimilate can depend upon its context. For example:
- "assimilate to a new country" — fitting into a prevailing culture
- "assimilate the information" — transform information within the mind into understanding
- "assimilate the food" — transform nutrients within the body for its use
- In them these skies and airs, these mountain peaks, Shasta, Nevadas, These huge precipitous cliffs, this amplitude, these valleys, far Yosemite, To be in them absorb'd, assimilated.Book 14 — Song of the Redwood-Tree (36% in)
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