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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

assimilatory en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English assimilate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English assimilatory From assimilate + -ory.

Meanings

  1. That tends to assimilate
  2. 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:

Forms

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most assimilatory Degree=Sup lexicographic
more assimilatory Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

reassimilatory · photoassimilatory