assimilable

American  

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

adjective

1. capable of being assimilated.

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of assimilable

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.

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

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

From The Guardian • Mar. 3, 2013

Despite their contrarianism, Fluxus attitudes were readily assimilable, superficially at least, by popular culture.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2011

Nevertheless, it is possible that the amylaceous principle is rendered more easily assimilable by boiling, and that by this means the tubers actually become more nutritious.

From The $100 Prize Essay on the Cultivation of the Potato. Prize offered by W. T. Wylie and awarded to D. H. Compton. How to Cook the Potato, Furnished by Prof. Blot. by Compton, D. A.