assimilate
to absorb or become similar
Root
- simil / simul: like or resembling
Other words with the simil / simul root
- dissemble: to hide true feelings or intentions
- dissimilar: not alike
- facsimile: an exact copy
- similar: alike in some way
- simile: comparison using like or as
- simulacrum: an image, copy, or hollow imitation
- simulate: to imitate or model
Assimilate means make similar into the group: differences get absorbed.
The new policy helped immigrants assimilate without erasing their traditions.