/ə'sɪməleɪt; ə`sɪml,et/
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 尤用于被动语态] ~ sth to sth make sth similar to sth 使某事物与另一事物相似.

v
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Medieval Latin;Origin: , past participle of assimilare, from Latin assimulare 'to make similar', from ad- 'to' + simulare ( SIMULATE)]
[T]
to completely understand and begin to use new ideas, information etc
= absorb
　It will take time to assimilate all these facts.
[I and T]
if people assimilate or are assimilated into a country or group, they become part of that group and are accepted by the people in that group
assimilate into
　Refugees find it difficult to become assimilated into the community.