un|as|sim|i|lat|ed

un|as|sim|i|lat|ed
un|as|sim|i|lat|ed «UHN uh SIHM uh LAY tihd», adjective.
1. not made to resemble; not brought into a relation of similarity.
2. Physiology. not united with and actually transformed into the fluid or solid constituents of the living body; not taken into the system as nutriment: »

food still unassimilated.


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  • as|sim´i|la´tor — as|sim|i|late «uh SIHM uh layt», verb, lat|ed, lat|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to change (food) into living tissues; digest: »The human body will not assimilate sawdust. b) Figurative. to take in and make a part oneself; absorb: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • as|sim|i|late — «uh SIHM uh layt», verb, lat|ed, lat|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to change (food) into living tissues; digest: »The human body will not assimilate sawdust. b) Figurative. to take in and make a part oneself; absorb: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • re´as|sim´i|la´tion — re|as|sim|i|late «REE uh SIHM uh layt», transitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. to assimilate again. –re´as|sim´i|la´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|as|sim|i|late — «REE uh SIHM uh layt», transitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. to assimilate again. –re´as|sim´i|la´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|as|sim|i|late — «DIHS uh SIHM uh layt», transitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. to transform (assimilated substances) into less complex or waste substances; transform by catabolism …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|sim|i|late — «dih SIHM uh layt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. to make or become unlike. ╂[< Latin dissimilis unlike, on the analogy of assimilate] …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|sim|u|late — «dih SIHM yuh layt», verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –v.t. to disguise or hide under a pretense; hide the truth about; dissemble: »He dissimulated his cowardice by bragging about how brave he was. –v.i. to hide the truth; dissemble: »He could neither… …   Useful english dictionary

  • simulate — sim·u·late sim yə .lāt vt, lat·ed; lat·ing to have or produce a symptomatic resemblance to <lesions simulating leprosy> sim·u·la·tion .sim yə lā shən n …   Medical dictionary

  • simulated — sim·u·lat·ed (sĭmʹyə lā tĭd) adj. Made in resemblance of or as a substitute for another. See Synonyms at artificial. * * * …   Universalium

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