assimilable (asimilabl)

and n. [ II. n. That which can be a imilated. [Rare.] Meeting no as simi lab les wherein to re-act their natures, Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., vii. 19. a imilate (a-sim'i-lāt), v.; pret. and pp. a imi lated, ppr. a imilating. [L. as simi lat us, pp. of a i mil are, ads i mil are, mixed with as simul are, adsimulare, make alike, compare, more frequently imitate, feign, simulate; that the ancients used a i mil are for the sense 'make like,' and as simul are for the sense 'counterfeit,' is due the existence of the corresponding E. forms a imilate and as simulate, with the same distinction of sense: see as simulate. Cf. a emble2, also ult. Fast falls a fleecy shower; the downy flakes. A imilate all objects. Cowper , Task, iv. 328. A mouse's squeak a imilates itself in thought with sounds of high pitch, and not with sounds like the bellowing of a bull. H. Spencer, Prin. of Psychol., § 114. 2. In philol., to render accordant, or le discordant, in sound; bring to or toward agreement in mode of utterance: said of alphabetic sounds as affected by other neighboring sounds, generally (but not always) in the same word. See a imilation, (d).-3. To compare; liken; cla . He a imilated the relation between teacher and pupil to that between two lovers or two intimate friends. Grote, Hist. Greece, II. 67. 4. To convert into a substance suitable for absorption by an animal or vegetable system; ab 348 sorb and incorporate into the system; incorporate with organic ti ues: as, to a imilate food. Hence, in general, to appropriate and incorporate, as the body does food: as, such ideas cannot be a imilated by the mind. 5. To bring into conformity; adapt. By religion the truths thus obtained [from theology] are tion and the feelings. turned over in the mind and a imilated by the imagina6. To conform to; make one's own; adopt. J. R. Seeley, Nat. Religion, p. 50. The ease with which she a imilates the city life when in it, making it a part of her imaginative tapestry, is a sign of the power to which she has grown. Marg. Fuller , Woman in 19th Cent., p. 274. II. in trans. 1. To become similar; become like something or somebody else; harmonize. Do but put them in relationship, and no division into castes, no differences of wealth, can prevent men from H. Spencer , Social Statics, p. 254. a imilating. a istance gastropods, typified by the genus As sim in i a. The eyes are at the tips of special peduncles which are connate with the tentacles. The shell is conical, with an oral aperture. Progre ion is effected by a looping move- ment, the rostrum and small foot being alternately applied to the ground. The species are of small size, and terres- trial or amphibious. as simul a tet (a-sim'ū-lāt), v . t .; pret. and pp. as- simulated , ppr. as simulating . [L. as simul at us , pp . of as simul are , adsimulare , also a i mil are , ads i mil are , make alike, feign, counterfeit, etc.: see a imilate . Cf. a emble2, also ult. a i- mulare.] To feign; simulate. Coles , 1717. a imulationt (a-sim-ū-lā'shon), n. [L. a i- mulatio ( n- ), adsimulatio ( n- ), as simul are , etc.: see as simulate .] A counterfeiting; simulation. as sine got, n. See asinego . a is (as'is; F. pron. a-se'), a. [F. [F., pp. of as- seoir , sit: see a ize .] In her ., sitting; same as A people whose differences of religion, language, and sejant. general habits made them not only incapable of a imilat- a iset, n. and v. t. See a ize . ing with their Christian neighbors, but almost their natu- ral enemies. Pre scott , Ferd. and Isa., i. 15. 2. To be taken into and incorporated with another body; be converted into the substance of another body, as food by digestion. For whatsoever a i mil a teth not to flesh turneth either to sweat or fat. Bacon, Nat. Hist., § 899. 3. To perform the act of converting anything, as food, into the substance of that which con IMG:content-1263.png:[blocks in formation]