Meanings
adjectiveassimilatory (comparative more assimilatory, superlative most assimilatory)
comparative more assimilatory · superlative most assimilatory
- That tends to assimilate
- That tends to produce assimilation
Some of the attested vocalic "monotony" can be explained by means of assimilatory processes within Sardinian.
2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 419
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecapable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution
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