assimilative

assimilative [uh-sim-uh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for assimilative on Thesaurus.com adjective

1. characterized by assimilation; assimilating.

Also as·sim·i·la·to·ry [uh-sim-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /əˈsɪm ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/. Origin of assimilative From the Medieval Latin word assimilātīvus, dating back to 1520–30. See assimilate, -ive Related formsas·sim·i·la·tive·ness, nounnon·as·sim·i·la·tive, adjectivenon·as·sim·i·la·to·ry, adjectiveun·as·sim·i·la·tive, adjective Related Words for assimilative absorptive, bibulous, permeable, assimilating, assimilatory Examples from the Web for assimilative Historical Examples of assimilative

Or Mr. Waldner’s assimilative opinion that he had seen only ice crystals.

The Book of the Damned

Charles Fort

We may call this stage the stage of the Assimilative Republic.

A Short History of the World

H. G. Wells

Then his receptivity and assimilative powers are enormous, and he demands these in his reader.

Birds and Poets

John Burroughs

The assimilative and nervous systems can be trained to tolerate injurious influences to a remarkable degree.

The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition

A. W. Duncan

Many of these are, in all probability, excretory products of no assimilative value to the plant.

The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition

A. W. Duncan