What are some opposite words for assimilate?

Antonyms for assimilate
əˈsɪm əˌleɪt; -lɪt, -ˌleɪtas·sim·i·late

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  1. assimilate

    Antonyms:
    separate, segregate, part, contrast, reject

    Synonyms:
    compare, liken, match, engross, identify, incorporate, absorb, appropriate

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  1. absorb, assimilate, ingest, take inverb

    take up mentally

    "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"

    Antonyms:
    dissimilate

    Synonyms:
    earn, take in, engulf, put one over, gather in, suck up, invite, befool, adopt, slang, gull, engross, pull in, put on, view, soak up, take, have, suck, occupy, make, see, take over, collect, gain, steep, ingest, realise, sop up, watch, receive, clear, imbibe, plunge, cod, fool, draw, bring in, overhear, catch, absorb, dupe, realize, immerse, consume, put one across, take up, engage, suck in

  2. assimilateverb

    become similar to one's environment

    "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"

    Antonyms:
    dissimilate

    Synonyms:
    absorb, ingest, imbibe, take in

  3. assimilateverb

    make similar

    "This country assimilates immigrants very quickly"

    Antonyms:
    dissimilate

    Synonyms:
    absorb, ingest, imbibe, take in

  4. assimilate, imbibeverb

    take (gas, light or heat) into a solution

    Antonyms:
    dissimilate

    Synonyms:
    suck, ingest, drink, suck up, soak up, sop up, take in, imbibe, absorb, take up, draw

  5. assimilateverb

    become similar in sound

    "The nasal assimilates to the following consonant"

    Antonyms:
    dissimilate

    Synonyms:
    absorb, ingest, imbibe, take in

How to use assimilate in a sentence?

  1. Adrian Zenz:

    Driven by multi-billion dollar budgets, tight deadlines, and sophisticated digital database systems, this unprecedented campaign has enabled Xinjiang's government to assimilate and indoctrinate children in closed environments by separating them from their parents, this separation can take various forms and degrees, including full daycare during work days, entire work weeks, and longer-term full-time separation.

  2. Chaim Fishman:

    I was getting into trouble for asking questions, we don’t talk with anyone; we believe once we start talking to other people, we will assimilate to their ways and lose our traditions. It’s heresy.

  3. Mac Jones:

    I think he’ll learn it very quickly. A lot of the things he’s doing in New England right now are things he did at Alabama, i think he’ll assimilate faster than any rookie would in a long time, and of course it gets down to this: his accuracy, throwing the football. That’s going to make him the guy.

  4. United States:

    For Asian immigrants, the racial argument at the time was that' It didn't matter whether one were born in the United States or not, Asians as a race, are unassimilable. They are diametrically opposite from us Americans,' that was the argument that was used to intern Japanese citizens. It was the denial of citizenship in favor of race :' The ability to become American, the ability to assimilate, they just didn't have it.'.

  5. Tan Libin:

    We hope to quickly assimilate into the local market through in-depth cooperation with local Japanese companies.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#207part
#2228separate
#3990contrast
#8574reject
#42642assimilate
#61613segregate

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