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assimilate

[uh-sim-uh-leyt, uh-sim-uh-lit, -leyt] / əˈsɪm əˌleɪt, əˈsɪm ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /




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It could be a long season ahead but we cannot expect 10 new players to assimilate immediately.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The ability to assimilate newcomers has always been an American strength, while falling birthrates will soon make that an even greater American advantage.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

"I don't know if my body just doesn't assimilate the supplements as well, but minoxidil is definitely more effective long-term," she said.

From Science Daily May 7, 2026

One of the core themes within the documentary is how we as Chicanos view the American Dream: Can we achieve it by being ourselves, or do we have to assimilate?

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 21, 2026

People are willing to accept you if they see you as an outsider trying to assimilate into their world.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

Jacques Bouvier added: 'Because rubisco assimilates the sugars which fuel life on Earth, improving this enzyme is one of the most promising avenues to help combat food insecurity.

From Science Daily Mar. 6, 2024

ChatGPT, Microsoft-controlled AI that grows smarter at mimicking human behavior as it assimilates more knowledge in a massive database, presents the illusion of talking with a friend who wants to do your work for you.

From Washington Times Apr. 14, 2023

Comment: New season, same story: A few key returnees, a handful of talented transfers, and a system that assimilates newcomers as well as any in the land.

From Seattle Times Nov. 8, 2021

Meanwhile, in the ballrooms of Monrovia, Gbessa uneasily assimilates into the Americo-Liberian settler elite.

From New York Times Jan. 7, 2019

NOTE.—The forms ac-, af-, etc., are euphonic variations of ad-, and follow generally the rule that the final consonant of the prefix assimilates to the initial letter of the root.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton

The current study shows that those who have assimilated more positive age beliefs often show improvement, Levy said.

From Science Daily Jun. 21, 2026

But immigrants from Ireland, Italy, Latin America, India and Eastern Europe and their more assimilated children won’t have any problems relating to the generational conflicts at the heart of this gentle comedy.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2026

Electricity eventually assimilated into the economy and our consciousness, outlets everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 28, 2025

Just as his own immigrant forebears assimilated and their children were average, upwardly mobile, all-American citizens, so too are the more recent immigrants.

From Salon Dec. 27, 2025

People had been coming in all day from the country, but they were assimilated in the town and you did not notice them.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

“What are young immigrants assimilating to?” he asks.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Like a lot of veterans, he had trouble assimilating into the civilian world.

From Slate Jan. 13, 2026

This type of skepticism continued even as wave after wave of immigrants — Irish, Italians, Jews, Chinese, Mexicans — ended up assimilating.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 4, 2025

They, too, shifted from plant-based to fungal-based food webs as the main source of their energy, assimilating more than 50 percent brown carbon under warming conditions, compared to 26 percent at control sites.

From Science Daily Jan. 3, 2024

When people, plants, and animals die, they stop assimilating C14.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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