1520s; see assimilate + -ive. Alternative assimilatory is from 1775.
assimilative capacity of the human mind
assimilative processes
an assimilative substance
assignment
assimilable
assimilate
assimilation
assimilationist
assimilative
assist
assistance
assistant
assize
ass-kissing
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