assimilable
[uh-sim-uh-luh-buh l]
- 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
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Historical Examples
And repulsion, or the attempt of everything to exclude or disregard the unassimilable.
The Book of the DamnedCharles Fort
It is a one-sided argument to maintain that because of that the Chinese are unassimilable.
The Pacific TriangleSydney Greenbie
They assume that the Japanese are unassimilable and conclude that, therefore, they should not be given an opportunity to progress.
Japan and the California ProblemToyokichi Iyenaga
What we insisted on was that it is unwise to maltreat the Japanese on the surmise that they are unassimilable.
Japan and the California ProblemToyokichi Iyenaga
They are unassimilable and immiscible without rapid degeneracy.