assimilable

[uh-sim-uh-luh-buhl]

adjective

1. capable of being assimilated.

Other Word Forms

• assimilability noun
• nonassimilability noun
• nonassimilable adjective
• unassimilable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of assimilable¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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Creating zigzag lines of screen conflict, Greengrass floods the moviegoer’s eye with enormous amounts of assimilable detail.

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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.

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You stitch together a few easily assimilable movie references, then add twists in an effort to grip the power broker trapped in the lift.

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The plot, meanwhile, pares Dee's complicated life to an assimilable morality play.

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