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assimilate - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | assimilate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | absorb mentally |
| Synonyms: | comprehend, digest, grasp, incorporate, ingest, learn, sense, take in, take up, understand, osmose, soak up |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand, reject, unlearn |
| Main Entry: | assimilate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become adjusted; adjust |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, accustom, adapt, conform, fit, match, mingle, parallel, standardize, acclimatize, acculturate, become like, become similar, blend in, go native, homogenize, homologize, intermix |
| Antonyms: | not adapt |
| Main Entry: | engross |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold one's attention |
| Synonyms: | absorb, apply, arrest, assimilate, attract, bewitch, busy, captivate, consume, corner, engage, engulf, enrapture, enthrall, fascinate, fill, grip, hog*, immerse, involve, monopolize, occupy, soak, take up, be hung, become lost, preoccupy, sew up, up on |
| Antonyms: | forget, ignore, reject, repulse, turn off |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | equate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | balance; think of together |
| Synonyms: | agree, assimilate, associate, average, compare, consider, equalize, even, hold, level, liken, match, offset, pair, paragon, parallel, regard, relate, represent, square, tally, treat, be commensurate, correspond to, correspond with, make equal, similize |
| Antonyms: | disagree, imbalance, unliken |
| Main Entry: | imbibe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | drink, often heavily |
| Synonyms: | absorb, assimilate, belt*, consume, down, gorge, guzzle*, ingest, irrigate, partake, put away*, quaff, sip, swallow, swig*, swill*, toss*, ingurgitate, raise a few |
| Antonyms: | abstain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | incorporate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include, combine |
| Synonyms: | absorb, add to, amalgamate, assimilate, associate, blend, charter, coalesce, consolidate, cover, dub, embody, form, fuse, imbibe, integrate, join, link, merge, mix, organize, pool, put together, start, subsume, unite, gang up*, hook in, tie in |
| Antonyms: | divide, drop, exclude, separate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | integrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix, merge |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, amalgamate, arrange, articulate, assimilate, associate, attune, blend, coalesce, combine, compact, concentrate, conform, consolidate, coordinate, desegregate, embody, fuse, get together, harmonize, incorporate, join, knit, link, mesh, orchestrate, organize, proportion, reconcile, synthesize, systematize, tune, unify, unite, wed, come together, concatenate, conjoin, interface, intermix, meld with, reconciliate, symphonize, throw in together |
| Antonyms: | divide, separate |
| Main Entry: | liken |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compare |
| Synonyms: | approach, assimilate, balance, come up to, correlate, equal, equate, identify with, link, match, parallel, relate, resemble, allegorize, approximate to, be in the same class as, be on a par with, bear comparison, distinguish between, draw parallel, make like, notice similarities, put alongside, show correspondence |
| Main Entry: | merge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring or come together |
| Synonyms: | absorb, amalgamate, assimilate, blend, cement, centralize, coalesce, combine, compound, conglomerate, consolidate, converge, fuse, incorporate, intermingle, join, marry, meet, meld, mingle, mix, network, pool, submerge, synthesize, tag, unite, be swallowed up, become lost in, become partners, come aboard, deal one in, hitch on, hook up, immerge, interface, intermix, join up, line up, melt into, plug into, slap on, tack on, team up, throw in together, tie in |
| Antonyms: | divide, part, separate |
| Main Entry: | parallel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be alike |
| Synonyms: | agree, assimilate, collocate, compare, complement, conform, copy, correlate, correspond, equal, equate, imitate, liken, match, paragon, collimate, keep pace, parallelize |
| Antonyms: | differ, distort, diverge, separate, skew |
| Main Entry: | soak |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | drench, wet |
| Synonyms: | absorb, assimilate, bathe, damp, dip, drink, drown, dunk, flood, immerse, impregnate, infiltrate, infuse, macerate, marinate, merge, moisten, penetrate, percolate, permeate, saturate, seethe, soften, sop, souse, steep, submerge, take in, wash, water, imbrue, immerge, pour into, pour on, waterlog |
| Antonyms: | dehydrate, dry |
| Main Entry: | standardize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make regular, similar |
| Synonyms: | assimilate, institute, institutionalize, order, regiment, stereotype, systematize, bring into line, homogenize, mass produce, normalize |
| Antonyms: | change, differ, differentiate, vary, waver |
| Main Entry: | comprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
| Synonyms: | appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, catch, click, conceive, dig*, discern, envisage, envision, fathom, get*, grasp, have, know, make out*, perceive, read, savvy*, see, take in, tumble*, capiche, cognize, get the picture, gotcha |
| Antonyms: | misinterpret, mistake, misunderstand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | correspond |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree, complement |
| Synonyms: | accord, amount, approach, assimilate, coincide, compare, conform, correlate, dovetail, equal, fit, harmonize, match, reciprocate, resemble, rival, square, tally, touch, be consistent, be identical to, be similar to, lip sync, partake of |
| Antonyms: | differ, disagree |
| Main Entry: | absorb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mentally take in information |
| Synonyms: | assimilate, comprehend, digest, follow, get, grasp, incorporate, learn, sense, take in, understand, get into, latch onto, soak up |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand, not get |
| Main Entry: | compare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | liken, equate |
| Synonyms: | approach, assimilate, balance, come up to, connect, correlate, equal, equate, identify with, link, match, parallel, relate, resemble, standardize, tie up, vie, allegorize, approximate to, be in the same class as, be on a par with, bear comparison, bring near, compete with, distinguish between, draw parallel, hold a candle to, make like, notice similarities, put alongside, show correspondence, stack up with |
| Notes: | compare emphasizes the similarities between or among things, though not losing sight of the differences; contrast emphasizes the differences |
| Main Entry: | conform |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | correspond, match |
| Synonyms: | accord, agree, assimilate, dovetail, go, harmonize, jibe, square, suit, tally, be regular, fit in, fit the pattern |
| Antonyms: | mismatch, not correspond |
| Main Entry: | embody |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include, integrate |
| Synonyms: | absorb, amalgamate, assimilate, blend, codify, collect, combine, comprehend, comprise, concentrate, consolidate, contain, embrace, encompass, establish, fuse, have, incorporate, involve, merge, organize, subsume, systematize, take in, unify, bring together |
| Antonyms: | disintegrate, exclude, disembody |
| Main Entry: | take in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
| Synonyms: | absorb, assimilate, comprehend, digest, get, grasp, perceive, receive, savvy, see, take, soak up |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand, misconceive |
| Main Entry: | digest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to understand |
| Synonyms: | absorb, analyze, assimilate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, grasp, master, meditate, ponder, study, take in, think about, think over |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand |
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