Past tense of assimilate
regular verb
The past tense of assimilate is assimilated. The past participle is also assimilated.
Forms of assimilate
| Base form (V1) | assimilate /əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | assimilated |
| Past participle (V3) | assimilated |
| Present participle | assimilating |
| Third person singular | assimilates |
Assimilated in a sentence
- Food is assimilated and converted into organic tissue.
- Larue has read the literature, but seems not to have assimilated it.1981 December 1, Duncan Mitchel, “The God That Dare Not Speak Its Name”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 20, page 8
- The Spanish colonial government in the Philippines implemented desinicization policies on the Chinese immigrants in order to be assimilated into the mainstream Filipino society.From the entry desinicization
- We have assimilated this in such a natural way that we didn’t realize it was completely planned.2019 December 2, Alberto Ríos de la Rosa, “Frida Escobedo and Pedro Reyes look to the future to save Mexico’s lost past”, in Document…. From the entry Mexican pink
- No wonder planet earth was assimilated. ¶ The reason? ¶ NSOH ¶ (NO sense of humour).2006 April 27, BORG, “Hello!”, in alt.tasteless.jokes (Usenet). From the entry NSOH
Meaning of assimilate
- verb To incorporate nutrients into the body, especially after digestion.
- verb To incorporate or absorb (knowledge) into the mind.
- verb To absorb (a person or people) into a community or culture.
Questions about the past tense of assimilate
- What is the past tense of assimilate?
- The past tense of assimilate is assimilated.
- What is the past participle of assimilate?
- The past participle of assimilate is assimilated.
- Is assimilate a regular or irregular verb?
- Assimilate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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