Reassimilating

[verb uh-sim-uh-leyt; noun uh-sim-uh-lit, -leyt] /verb əˈsɪm əˌleɪt; noun əˈsɪm ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/

verb (used with object), assimilated, assimilating.
1.
to take in and incorporate as one’s own; absorb:
He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
2.
to bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group, nation, or the like; adapt or adjust:
to assimilate the new immigrants.
3.
Physiology. to convert (food) to substances suitable for incorporation into the body and its tissues.
4.
to cause to resemble (usually followed by to or with).
5.
to compare; liken (usually followed by to or with).
6.
Phonetics. to modify by .
verb (used without object), assimilated, assimilating.
7.
to be or become absorbed.
8.
to conform or adjust to the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group, nation, or the like:
The new arrivals assimilated easily and quickly.
9.
Physiology. (of food) to be converted into the substance of the body; be absorbed into the system.
10.
to bear a resemblance (usually followed by to or with).
11.
Phonetics. to become modified by .
noun
12.
something that is assimilated.
/əˈsɪmɪˌleɪt/
verb
1.
(transitive) to learn (information, a procedure, etc) and understand it thoroughly
2.
(transitive) to absorb (food) and incorporate it into the body tissues
3.
(intransitive) to become absorbed, incorporated, or learned and understood
4.
usually foll by into or with. to bring or come into harmony; adjust or become adjusted: the new immigrants assimilated easily
5.
usually foll by to or with. to become or cause to become similar
6.
(usually foll by to) (phonetics) to change (a consonant) or (of a consonant) to be changed into another under the influence of one adjacent to it: (n) often assimilates to ŋ before (k), as in “include”
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.

assimilate as·sim·i·late (ə-sĭm’ə-lāt’)
v. as·sim·i·lat·ed, as·sim·i·lat·ing, as·sim·i·lates