asimilar

Galician

Alternative forms

• assimilar (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin assimilāre. Doublet of asemellar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asimiˈlaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: a‧si‧mi‧lar

Verb

asimilar (first-person singular present asimilo, first-person singular preterite asimilei, past participle asimilado)

1. (transitive) to assimilate (consider similar)
2. (transitive, biology) to assimilate (transform an organic being into substances that are part of the organism)
3. (transitive, figuratively) to learn
4. (transitive) to assimilate (incorporate or make similar to the rest of the community)
5. (transitive, phonetics) to assimilate (change the articulation of to resemble or match a different one that is in contact with it or at a short distance)
6. (reflexive) to assimilate (become similar to another thing)
7. (reflexive) to assimilate (become similar to those of the country receiving them)

   Os estranxeiros acabaron por asimilarse.

   The foreigners eventually assimilated.

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Further reading

• “asimilar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin assimilāre. Doublet of asemejar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asimiˈlaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧si‧mi‧lar

Verb

asimilar (first-person singular present asimilo, first-person singular preterite asimilé, past participle asimilado)

1. to assimilate, to absorb, to take in, to digest, to grasp
2. to sink in, to wrap one's head around

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Further reading

• “asimilar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014