adj
Meaning 1
Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
assimilative
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution; "an assimilative substance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: assimilating, assimilatory
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
capable of mentally absorbing ,
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- assimilative processes
- assimilative capacity of the human mind
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History
Etymology
From the French assimilatif, assimilative, from the Late Latin assimilātīvus; equivalent to assimilate + -ive.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: assimilatiu — characterised by assimilation
- Catalan: assimilatori — characterised by assimilation
- French: assimilateur — characterised by assimilation
- Greek: αφομοιωτικός (afomoiotikós) — characterised by assimilation