“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
ASSIMILATIVE
assimilating, assimilative, assimilatory
(adjective) capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution; “an assimilative substance”
assimilative
(adjective) capable of mentally absorbing; “assimilative processes”; “assimilative capacity of the human mind”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
assimilative (comparative more assimilative, superlative most assimilative)
Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation.
Source: Wiktionary
As*sim"i*la*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. LL. assimilativus, F. assimilatif.]
Definition: Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation; that assimilates or causes assimilation; as, an assimilative process or substance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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