assimilator
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as·sim·i·late
(ə-sĭm′ə-lāt′)v. as·sim·i·lat·ed, as·sim·i·lat·ing, as·sim·i·lates
v.tr.
1. Physiology
a. To consume and incorporate (nutrients) into the body after digestion.
b. To transform (food) into living tissue by the process of anabolism; metabolize constructively.
2. To incorporate and absorb into the mind: assimilate knowledge.
3. To make similar; cause to resemble.
4. Linguistics To alter (a sound) by assimilation.
5. To absorb (immigrants or a culturally distinct group) into the prevailing culture.
v.intr.
To become assimilated.
[Middle English assimilaten, from Latin assimilāre, assimilāt-, to make similar to : ad-, ad- + similis, like; see sem- in Indo-European roots.]
as·sim′i·la′tor n.
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Noun | 1. | assimilator - someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" quick study, sponge - someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily; "she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge" dweeb, grind, nerd, swot, wonk - an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious tutee - learns from a tutor |
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