assimilable
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of assimilable
1640–50; < Medieval Latin assimilābilis, equivalent to Latin assimilā ( re ) ( see assimilate) + -bilis -ble
Example Sentences
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But each production — featuring an efficient and evocative oval-shaped set by David L. Arsenault — provides an accessible and assimilable introduction to a complex and uncomfortable world.
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2019
Creating zigzag lines of screen conflict, Greengrass floods the moviegoer’s eye with enormous amounts of assimilable detail.
From Time ● Oct. 10, 2013
Frequently at the movies, the past is not a foreign country, but an easily assimilable digest of recognisable historical tropes, offering the comforts of home away from home, like a cruise liner.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 8, 2013
Despite their contrarianism, Fluxus attitudes were readily assimilable, superficially at least, by popular culture.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2011
But plants can assimilate them from the earth and organize them in such form as to make them easily assimilable by animals and man.
From Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration by Dechmann, Louis
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