assimilate
v
1 [I, Tn]
(a) (cause sth to) become absorbed into the body after digestion (使某物)经消化而吸收
Some foods assimilate/ are assimilated more easily than others. 有些食物比另一些食物容易吸收.
(b) (allow sb/sth to) become part of another social group or state (让某人[某事物])同化
The USA has assimilated people from many different countries. 美国同化了来自许多国家的人.
2 [Tn] absorb (ideas, knowledge, etc) in the mind 吸收(思想, 知识等)
Children in school are expected to assimilate what they have been taught. 希望在学的儿童能吸收教给他们的知识.
3 [Tn.pr esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
~ sth to sth make sth similar to sth 使某事物与另一事物相似.