assimilate
v.
early 15c., from Latin assimilatus "feigned, pretended, fictitious," past participle of assimilare "to make like," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + simulare "make similar," from similis "like, resembling" (see similar). Originally transitive (with to); intransitive use first recorded 1837. Related: Assimilated; assimilating.
〔李〕[as-(ad-);simil;-atev.] v.吸收，同化； 被吸收，被同化 ←simil,sembl (L similes)=like, alike 相像的
〔蒋〕[simil，simul相似，相同，-ation名词后缀] 同化，使相同