Clues for the word "ASSIMILATE"
We've had 5 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 5 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on August 06, 2023.
Definition of assimilate
- v. t. - To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between.
- v. t. - To liken; to compa/e.
- v. t. - 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.
- v. i. - To become similar or like something else.
- v. i. - To change and appropriate nourishment so as to make it a part of the substance of the assimilating body.
- v. i. - To be converted into the substance of the assimilating body; to become incorporated; as, some kinds of food assimilate more readily than others.
Referring Clues
Last Seen In
- LA Times - August 06, 2023
- Guardian Quick - August 02, 2014
- Onion A.V. Club - December 22, 2010
- Guardian Cryptic - January 25, 2010
- Guardian Quick - January 17, 2007