assimilated
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Assimilate \As*sim"i*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assimilated; p. pr. & vb. n. Assimilating.] [L. assimilatus, p. p. of assimilare; ad + similare to make like, similis like. See Similar, Assemble, Assimilate.]
1.To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]
To assimilate our law to the law of Scotland.— John Bright.[1913 Webster]
Fast falls a fleecy; the downy flakes Assimilate all objects.— Cowper.[1913 Webster]
2.To liken; to compa?e. [R.] [1913 Webster]
3.To appropriate and transform or incorporate into the substance of the assimilating body; to absorb or appropriate, as nourishment; as, food is assimilated and converted into organic tissue. [1913 Webster]
Hence also animals and vegetables may assimilate their nourishment.— Sir I. Newton.[1913 Webster]
His mind had no power to assimilate the lessons.— Merivale.[1913 Webster]