[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb:He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.", "to bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a dominant social group, nation, or the like; adapt or adjust:to assimilate the new immigrants.", "Physiology.to convert (food) to substances suitable for incorporation into the body and its tissues.", "to cause to resemble (usually followed bytoorwith).", "to compare; liken (usually followed bytoorwith).", "Phonetics.to modify by assimilation ."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to be or become absorbed.", "to conform or adjust to the customs, attitudes, etc., of a dominant social group, nation, or the like:The new arrivals assimilated easily and quickly.", "Physiology.(of food) to be converted into the substance of the body; be absorbed into the system.", "to bear a resemblance (usually followed bytoorwith).", "Phonetics.to become modified by assimilation."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["something that is assimilated."]}]