ASSIMILATIVE

assimilating, assimilative, assimilatory

(adjective) capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution; ā€œan assimilative substanceā€

assimilative

(adjective) capable of mentally absorbing; ā€œassimilative processesā€; ā€œassimilative capacity of the human mindā€

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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