Adjective
- 1. assimilative, receptive (vs. unreceptive), open
- usage: capable of mentally absorbing ; "assimilative processes", "assimilative capacity of the human mind"
- 2. assimilating, assimilative, assimilatory, absorbent (vs. nonabsorbent), absorptive
- usage: capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution; "an assimilative substance
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