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assimilative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
as-sim-ila-tive
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation.

Etymology

From the French assimilatif, assimilative, from the Late Latin assimilātīvus; equivalent to assimilate + -ive.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: assimilatif, assimilātīvus

Inflected Forms

more assimilative (comparative) most assimilative (superlative)

Derived Forms

assimilativeness assimilativity disassimilative unassimilative

Synonyms

assimilating assimilatory

Questions

What does assimilative mean?
Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation.
Where does assimilative come from?
It is traced to French.

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