Definition of assimilate

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• assimilate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
• assimilate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
• assimilate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of assimilate

• take up mentally (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. absorb
  2. ingest
  3. take in
• take (gas, light or heat) into a solution (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. imbibe
• become similar in sound (verb)

  Examples

  1. The nasal assimilates to the following consonant
• become similar to one's environment (verb)

  Examples

  1. Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly
• make similar (verb)

  Examples

  1. This country assimilates immigrants very quickly

See definition of assimilate in Merriam Webster