assimilative
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- assimilativeness noun
- nonassimilative adjective
- nonassimilatory adjective
- unassimilative adjective
Etymology
Origin of assimilative
From the Medieval Latin word assimilātīvus, dating back to 1520–30. See assimilate, -ive
Example Sentences
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Some community members who attended the school in the 1980s — after it abandoned assimilative measures and embraced Lakota language and culture — have fond memories of the experience.
From Washington Post
The anarchic image, in which a swarming multitude falls back from the camera almost out of sight, summons both Coney’s assimilative energies and the tumultuous disorder of Huneker’s human ants.
From New York Times
The published correspondence of the two men prove that Wagner studied the manuscripts of Liszt's symphonic poems carefully, and, as we must acknowledge, with wonderful assimilative discrimination.
From Project Gutenberg
In philosophy there has been a remarkable increase of activity, partly assimilative or eclectic and partly original.
From Project Gutenberg
Vast, eupeptic, assimilative, generous, adaptable, the Chief Justice typifies the American people in its more permanent characteristics.
From Project Gutenberg
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