assimiler

French

Etymology

From Old French assimiler, borrowed from Latin assimilāre. See also assembler, an inherited doublet.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.si.mi.le/
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Verb

assimiler

  1. to assimilate (all meanings), to absorb
  2. to liken
  3. to lump together (e.g., one group with another)
  4. to digest (of food)

Conjugation
Conjugation of assimiler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple assimiler
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple assimilant
/a.si.mi.lɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle assimilé
/a.si.mi.le/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present assimile
/a.si.mil/		 assimiles
/a.si.mil/		 assimile
/a.si.mil/		 assimilons
/a.si.mi.lɔ̃/		 assimilez
/a.si.mi.le/		 assimilent
/a.si.mil/
imperfect assimilais
/a.si.mi.lɛ/		 assimilais
/a.si.mi.lɛ/		 assimilait
/a.si.mi.lɛ/		 assimilions
/a.si.mi.ljɔ̃/		 assimiliez
/a.si.mi.lje/		 assimilaient
/a.si.mi.lɛ/
past historic2 assimilai
/a.si.mi.le/		 assimilas
/a.si.mi.la/		 assimila
/a.si.mi.la/		 assimilâmes
/a.si.mi.lam/		 assimilâtes
/a.si.mi.lat/		 assimilèrent
/a.si.mi.lɛʁ/
future assimilerai
/a.si.mil.ʁe/		 assimileras
/a.si.mil.ʁa/		 assimilera
/a.si.mil.ʁa/		 assimilerons
/a.si.mil.ʁɔ̃/		 assimilerez
/a.si.mil.ʁe/		 assimileront
/a.si.mil.ʁɔ̃/
conditional assimilerais
/a.si.mil.ʁɛ/		 assimilerais
/a.si.mil.ʁɛ/		 assimilerait
/a.si.mil.ʁɛ/		 assimilerions
/a.si.mi.lə.ʁjɔ̃/		 assimileriez
/a.si.mi.lə.ʁje/		 assimileraient
/a.si.mil.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present assimile
/a.si.mil/		 assimiles
/a.si.mil/		 assimile
/a.si.mil/		 assimilions
/a.si.mi.ljɔ̃/		 assimiliez
/a.si.mi.lje/		 assimilent
/a.si.mil/
imperfect2 assimilasse
/a.si.mi.las/		 assimilasses
/a.si.mi.las/		 assimilât
/a.si.mi.la/		 assimilassions
/a.si.mi.la.sjɔ̃/		 assimilassiez
/a.si.mi.la.sje/		 assimilassent
/a.si.mi.las/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — assimile
/a.si.mil/		 — assimilons
/a.si.mi.lɔ̃/		 assimilez
/a.si.mi.le/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Latin

Verb

assimiler

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of assimilō

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

assimiler

  1. imperative of assimilere

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin assimilō, assimilāre.

Verb

assimiler

  1. to assimilate (to take into the body)
    • 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 184 of this essay:
      quant la action de assimiler nourrissement en chair est corrumpue
      when the action of assimilating nourishment into the flesh is corrupted

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ils, *-ilt are modified to is, it. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of assimiler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive assimiler avoir assimilé
gerund en assimilant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle assimilant
past participle assimilé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present assimil assimiles assimile assimilons assimilez assimilent
imperfect assimiloie, assimileie, assimiloe, assimileve assimiloies, assimileies, assimiloes, assimileves assimiloit, assimileit, assimilot, assimileve assimiliiens, assimiliens assimiliiez, assimiliez assimiloient, assimileient, assimiloent, assimilevent
preterite assimilai assimilas assimila assimilames assimilastes assimilerent
future assimilerai assimileras assimilera assimilerons assimileroiz, assimilereiz, assimilerez assimileront
conditional assimileroie, assimilereie assimileroies, assimilereies assimileroit, assimilereit assimileriiens, assimileriens assimileriiez, assimileriez assimileroient, assimilereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present assimil assimis assimit assimilons assimilez assimilent
imperfect assimilasse assimilasses assimilast assimilissons, assimilissiens assimilissoiz, assimilissez, assimilissiez assimilassent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— assimile — assimilons assimilez —

Descendants
  • French: assimiler
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