assimilate

verb

1. 1

   become similar to one's environment

   Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly

2. 2

   make similar

   This country assimilates immigrants very quickly

3. 3

   become similar in sound

   The nasal assimilates to the following consonant

4. 4

   take up mentally

   he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe

5. 5

   take (gas, light or heat) into a solution