to assimilate
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5.5
- verb
- /əˈsɪməˌleɪt/
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asimilar
- As she read the book, she began to assimilate the complex concepts presented by the author.
- assimilate new information
- assimilate new knowledge
- assimilate new experiences
How many of them have actually read their way through this, let alone assimilated it and understand it, understood it?
- How many of them have actually read their way through this, let alone assimilated it and understand it, understood it?
- They've fully understood it, they've assimilated it, they've digested it, they've made it their own.
- And I in some sense, maybe that's the the challenge where we are right now is to, to properly assimilate and get better at doing that.
- And the specific information you learn or assimilate actually leads to that specific outcome.
- And again, that's, you know, trying to assimilate hard stuff and then trying to explain it into simpler terms to students.
- I mean, is the department, is the education department here a place that is trying to assimilate the best information that you can find to look for?
Examples
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And the specific information you learn or assimilate actually leads to that specific outcome.
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Through listening to the songs and playing the games, children assimilate new songs into their existing repertoire.
Academic text (1999) -
And then you can assimilate the new information.
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Now, please, please try to assimilate them this time.
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Kate had had no time to assimilate either of these facts.
Fiction book (1998) -
It's very hard to assimilate tacit knowledge without any kind of help.
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I think some people are naturally more inclined to assimilate these ideas faster.
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Once the new information is properly assimilated in the learner's established knowledge, true understanding takes place.
Academic text (1999) -
The American military has been among the world's most nimble in acquiring and assimilating the benefits of research.
Academic text (1999) -
Instead of tests, they are allowed to digest and assimilate that which gives them enjoyment and enlightenment.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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3.0
To take in things such as liquid, light, or information
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4.1
To slowly understand and accept something
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4.5
To think about new information until you understand it
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3.2
Understand new information or ideas
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4.0
To take in new information quickly and easily
Slowly and without noticing, people get ideas or habits from others
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How Understood
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Etymology
Assimilate comes from the Latin parts ad- 'to' and similis 'like', the same idea behind similar. So to 'assimilate' new information is to take it in and make it 'like' your own knowledge, so you truly understand it.