Assimilate (&unr_;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assimilated (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Assimilating (&unr_;).] [L. assimilatus, p. p. of assimilare; ad + similare to make like, similis like. See Similar, Assemble, Assimilate.] 1. To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between. Sir M. Hale.
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To assimilate our law to the law of Scotland. John Bright.
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Fast falls a fleecy; the downy flakes
Assimilate all objects. Cowper.
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2. To liken; to compa&unr_;e. [R.]
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3. To appropriate and transform or incorporate into the substance of the assimilating body; to absorb or appropriate, as nourishment; as, food is assimilated and converted into organic tissue.
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Hence also animals and vegetables may assimilate their nourishment. Sir I. Newton.
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His mind had no power to assimilate the lessons. Merivale.
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