assimilating
verb
Definitions
To incorporate nutrients into the body, especially after digestion.
Example: Food is assimilated and converted into organic tissue.
To incorporate or absorb (knowledge) into the mind.
Example: The teacher paused in her lecture to allow the students to assimilate what she had said.
To absorb (a person or people) into a community or culture.
Example: The aliens in the science-fiction film wanted to assimilate human beings into their own race.
To compare to something similar.