assimilative

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə sim′ə lā′tiv, -lə tiv)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
as•sim•i•la•tive  (ə sim′ə lā′tiv, -lə tiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Philosophycharacterized by assimilation; assimilating.
Also, as•sim•i•la•to•ry  (ə sim′ə lə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē).USA pronunciation 
  • Medieval Latin assimilātīvus. See assimilate, -ive
  • 1520–30
as•sim′i•la′tive•ness, n. 

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