Hyphenation of assimilate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word assimilate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

as-sim-i-late

Definitions of assimilate:

1.	Take up mentally He absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe
2.	Become similar to one's environment Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly
3.	Make similar This country assimilates immigrants very quickly
4.	Take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
5.	Become similar in sound The nasal assimilates to the following consonant

Synonyms of assimilate:

verb	absorb, ingest, take in, learn, larn, acquire
verb	adjust, conform, adapt
verb	change, alter, modify
verb	imbibe, absorb
verb	change

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