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Synonyms and Antonyms of assimilate

1 to describe as similar
  • assimilated the 19th-century American captains of industry and commerce to the medieval barons who exorbitantly taxed shipping along the Rhine
Synonyms of assimilate

analogize, bracket, compare, equate, liken
Words Related to assimilate

associate, connect, couple, link

allude, refer, relate

equal, match, parallel
Antonyms of assimilate

contrast
2 to have a clear idea of
  • still trying to assimilate the doctor's diagnosis of my heart condition
Synonyms of assimilate

appreciate, apprehend, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, comprehend, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, grok, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig, understand
Words Related to assimilate

absorb, digest, take in

realize

fathom, penetrate, pierce
Phrases Synonymous with assimilate

pick up on
Near Antonyms of assimilate

misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misperceive, misread, mistake, misunderstand
Antonyms of assimilate

miss
3 to make a part of a body or system
  • social workers will need time to assimilate the new arrivals into the community
Synonyms of assimilate

absorb, co-opt, embody, incorporate, integrate
Words Related to assimilate

amalgamate, blend, combine, commingle, fuse, intermingle, merge, mingle

acculturate, accustom, condition, enculturate, habituate, naturalize

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