assimilative Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite capable of mentally absorbing
    • assimilative processes", "assimilative capacity of the human mind
  2. adjective satellite capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution
    assimilatory; assimilating.
    • an assimilative substance

WordNet

As*sim"i*la*tive adjective
Etymology
Cf. LL. assimilativus, F. assimilatif.
Definitions
  1. Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation; that assimilates or causes assimilation; as, an assimilative process or substance.

Webster 1913