assimilator

Definition of Assimilator in English :

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Noun

1. assimilator, learner, scholar

someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Assimilator

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verb

1. (transitive)

to learn (information, a procedure, etc) and understand it thoroughly

2. (transitive)

to absorb (food) and incorporate it into the body tissues

3. (intransitive)

to become absorbed, incorporated, or learned and understood

4. (usually foll by into or with)

to bring or come into harmony; adjust or become adjusted

the new immigrants assimilated easily

5. (usually foll by to or with)

to become or cause to become similar

6. (usually foll by to) phonetics

to change (a consonant) or (of a consonant) to be changed into another under the influence of one adjacent to it

(n) often assimilates to ŋ before (k), as in "include"

Assimilator

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verb transitiveWord forms: asˈsimiˌlated or asˈsimiˌlating

1.

to change (food) into a form that can be taken up by, and made part of, the body tissues; absorb into the body

2.

to absorb and incorporate into one's thinking

3.

to absorb (groups of different cultures) into the main cultural body

4.

to make like or alike; cause to resemble

with to

5. Rare

to compare or liken

6. Linguistics

to cause to undergo assimilation

verb intransitive

7.

to become like or alike

8.

to be absorbed and incorporated

9. Linguistics

to undergo assimilation

Assimilator

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v. as·sim·i·lat·ed, as·sim·i·lat·ing, as·sim·i·lates

v.tr.

1. Physiology

a. To consume and incorporate (nutrients) into the body after digestion.

b. To transform (food) into living tissue by the process of anabolism; metabolize constructively.

2. To incorporate and absorb into the mind: assimilate knowledge.

3. To make similar; cause to resemble.

4. Linguistics To alter (a sound) by assimilation.

5. To absorb (immigrants or a culturally distinct group) into the prevailing culture.

v.intr.

To become assimilated.

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