assimilative
as·si·mi·lative
adjective
1.
tending to or characterized by or causing assimilation (being absorbed into or incorporated)
- “an assimilative pattern”
- “an assimilative process”
Origin
From the French assimilatif, assimilative, from the Late Latin assimilātīvus; equivalent to assimilate + -ive.
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