assimilable

[ uh-sim-uh-luh-buhl ]
/ əˈsɪm ə lə bəl /

adjective

capable of being assimilated.

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Origin of assimilable

1640–50; <Medieval Latin assimilābilis, equivalent to Latin assimilā(re) (see assimilate) + -bilis-ble

OTHER WORDS FROM assimilable

as·sim·i·la·bil·i·ty, nounnon·as·sim·i·la·bil·i·ty, nounnon·as·sim·i·la·ble, adjectiveun·as·sim·i·la·ble, adjective

Words nearby assimilable

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