assimilable
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- assimilability noun
- nonassimilability noun
- nonassimilable adjective
- unassimilable adjective
Etymology
Origin of assimilable
1640–50; < Medieval Latin assimilābilis, equivalent to Latin assimilā ( re ) ( assimilate ) + -bilis -ble
Example Sentences
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But each production — featuring an efficient and evocative oval-shaped set by David L. Arsenault — provides an accessible and assimilable introduction to a complex and uncomfortable world.
From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2019
Creating zigzag lines of screen conflict, Greengrass floods the moviegoer’s eye with enormous amounts of assimilable detail.
From Time • Oct. 10, 2013
Frequently at the movies, the past is not a foreign country, but an easily assimilable digest of recognisable historical tropes, offering the comforts of home away from home, like a cruise liner.
From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2013
Despite their contrarianism, Fluxus attitudes were readily assimilable, superficially at least, by popular culture.
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2011
Of the nitrogenous compounds, albumen is in a readily assimilable form.
From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George
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