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Through which organ are nutrients primarily absorbed before they can be assimilated?

assimilate

[uh-sim-uh-layt, uh-sim-uh-lit, -layt] / əˈsɪm əˌleɪt, əˈsɪm ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /




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She has gone by “Mary,” instead of Maria at times because it helped her assimilate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

It could be a long season ahead but we cannot expect 10 new players to assimilate immediately.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

In addition to therapists, she said there are plenty of resources online and international centers to help people assimilate.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026

"I don't know if my body just doesn't assimilate the supplements as well, but minoxidil is definitely more effective long-term," she said.

From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026

That’s the only way to make it in this world—to assimilate into the society in which we live.

From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper

And unlike other melting pots that demand assimilation, Brazil often assimilates itself to its diasporas, expanding its cultural definitions to include theirs in what it means to be Brazilian.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Jacques Bouvier added: 'Because rubisco assimilates the sugars which fuel life on Earth, improving this enzyme is one of the most promising avenues to help combat food insecurity.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024

Hazel-May, however, assimilates just fine, and Nella begins to feel increasingly on the outs with those around her.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2023

ChatGPT, Microsoft-controlled AI that grows smarter at mimicking human behavior as it assimilates more knowledge in a massive database, presents the illusion of talking with a friend who wants to do your work for you.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 14, 2023

NOTE.—The forms ac-, af-, etc., are euphonic variations of ad-, and follow generally the rule that the final consonant of the prefix assimilates to the initial letter of the root.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton

However, Glynn described them as "naturalised", having become "assimilated into the natural environment" over many years.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The current study shows that those who have assimilated more positive age beliefs often show improvement, Levy said.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026

Tom, whose family fled Nazi Germany when he was a boy, is a thoroughly assimilated, tennis-obsessed Englishman who brings his own more conciliatory perspective to the discussion as a British Jew.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

“I think that that bump up in the last 10 years still hasn’t been properly assimilated into the public conversation,” said Nathan Wilmers, a professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026

All of us have assimilated this way of thinking, whether we appreciate it or not.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

The U.S. has a strong record of assimilating newcomers, from Asians in San Francisco to Irish in New York to Cubans in Miami, and birthright citizenship has been part of that story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

Like a lot of veterans, he had trouble assimilating into the civilian world.

From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026

They, too, shifted from plant-based to fungal-based food webs as the main source of their energy, assimilating more than 50 percent brown carbon under warming conditions, compared to 26 percent at control sites.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2024

Those charged, Spiller said, are presumably assimilating into the U.S. population.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2023

He ceased to work at his tooth and sat still, assimilating the possibilities of irresponsible authority.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding


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