assimilate
verb (used with object)
to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb.
assimilated
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past participleof assimilate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof assimilate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
assimilateverb (used with object)to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb.
Example Sentences
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Together the forewords underscore a larger point: Golding is not easily assimilated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The current study shows that those who have assimilated more positive age beliefs often show improvement, Levy said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026
And what inspired “Marcriá,” once you assimilated those feelings?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
The rest, most of whom are residents of large cities such as Tehran, are mixed with other ethnicities and assimilated into mainstream Iranian culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
The phone booth was decorated with faded stickers for bands I’d never heard of and brands that sounded only vaguely familiar—relics of rebel kids long since assimilated into adulthood.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
