assimilative

[ uh-sim-uh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv ]
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adjective
  1. characterized by assimilation; assimilating.

Origin of assimilative

1
From the Medieval Latin word assimilātīvus, dating back to 1520–30. See assimilate, -ive
  • Also as·sim·i·la·to·ry [uh-sim-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]. /əˈsɪm ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/.

Other words from assimilative

  • as·sim·i·la·tive·ness, noun
  • non·as·sim·i·la·tive, adjective
  • non·as·sim·i·la·to·ry, adjective
  • un·as·sim·i·la·tive, adjective

Words Nearby assimilative

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How to use assimilative in a sentence

  • I refer to the assimilative fusion of psychical elements of differing origins.

  • They appear to have been more ferocious and less assimilative than the other conquering tribes.

  • Fat is only surplus tissue—the amount manufactured by the assimilative system over and above the needs of the body.

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  • The fatal assimilative power of the Jew is revealed nowhere in music more sheerly than in the style of Mahler.

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  • In Perugino the brilliant but most assimilative young student found just the master he needed.

    Perugino | Selwyn Brinton