assimilate Who acts: someone, It, Plants, She, cricket, people · What happens: take in, understand, become, take, make, do · To what, where: new information, part, ways, someone, food, group things
«assimilate» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: assimilate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To take in and understand new information fully.
mark compound:prt cc conj amod obj advmod punct root To PART take VERB in ADP and CCONJ understand VERB new ADJ information NOUN fully ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 take mark 2 take take VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 2 take compound:prt 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 understand cc 5 understand understand VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 take conj 6 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 7 information amod 7 information information NOUN Number=Sing 5 understand obj 8 fully fully ADV _ 5 understand advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 take punct
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1 take in to-infinitive vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 understand infinitive new information fully property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer information=Stimulus
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 To become part of a new group or country, taking on its ways (or to make someone do so).
The tree, 19 words mark xcomp case det amod nmod cc conj punct advcl case nmod:poss obl punct cc mark acl:relcl obj xcomp advmod punct punct root To PART become VERB part NOUN of ADP a DET new ADJ group NOUN or CCONJ country NOUN , PUNCT taking VERB on ADP its PRON ways NOUN ( PUNCT or CCONJ to PART make VERB someone PRON do VERB so ADV ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 become mark 2 become become VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 part part NOUN Number=Sing 2 become xcomp 4 of of ADP _ 7 group case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 group det 6 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 7 group amod 7 group group NOUN Number=Sing 3 part nmod 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 country cc 9 country country NOUN Number=Sing 7 group conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 taking punct 11 taking take VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 become advcl 12 on on ADP _ 14 ways case 13 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 ways nmod:poss 14 ways way NOUN Number=Plur 11 taking obl 15 ( ( PUNCT _ 18 make punct 16 or or CCONJ _ 18 make cc 17 to to PART _ 18 make mark 18 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 ways acl:relcl 19 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 18 make obj 20 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 18 make xcomp 21 so so ADV _ 20 do advmod 22 ) ) PUNCT _ 18 make punct 23 . . PUNCT _ 2 become punct
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1 become to-infinitive part of a new group or country vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 2 take gerund country's ways vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on way=Destination 3 make to-infinitive someone tree rules 4 do infinitive someone not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
To take in food or nutrients and make them part of the body.
mark compound:prt obj cc conj cc conj obj obj case det nmod punct root To PART take VERB in ADP food NOUN or CCONJ nutrients NOUN and CCONJ make VERB them PRON part NOUN of ADP the DET body NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 take mark 2 take take VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 2 take compound:prt 4 food food NOUN Number=Sing 2 take obj 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 nutrients cc 6 nutrients nutrient NOUN Number=Plur 4 food conj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 make cc 8 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 take conj 9 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 make obj 10 part part NOUN Number=Sing 8 make obj 11 of of ADP _ 13 body case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 body det 13 body body NOUN Number=Sing 10 part nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 take punct
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1 take in to-infinitive food or nutrients vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme 2 make infinitive food vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset they=Beneficiary part=Product
Meaning 4 To sort or group things, such as stories, by putting them into a type or class.
The tree, 16 words mark cc compound obj punct case fixed nmod punct mark advcl obj case det obl cc conj punct root To PART sort VERB or CCONJ group NOUN things NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP stories NOUN , PUNCT by SCONJ putting VERB them PRON into ADP a DET type NOUN or CCONJ class NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 sort mark 2 sort sort VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 5 things cc 4 group group NOUN Number=Sing 5 things compound 5 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 2 sort obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 stories punct 7 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 9 stories case 8 as as ADP _ 7 such fixed 9 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 5 things nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 putting punct 11 by by SCONJ _ 12 putting mark 12 putting put VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 sort advcl 13 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 putting obj 14 into into ADP _ 16 type case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 type det 16 type type NOUN Number=Sing 12 putting obl 17 or or CCONJ _ 18 class cc 18 class class NOUN Number=Sing 16 type conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 sort punct
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1 sort to-infinitive group things such stories vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme 2 put gerund things = thing a type or class vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent they=Goal
Example 1 It takes time to assimilate so many new facts.
nsubj obj mark acl advmod amod amod obj punct root It PRON takes VERB time NOUN to PART assimilate VERB so ADV many ADJ new ADJ facts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 takes nsubj 2 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 time time NOUN Number=Sing 2 takes obj 4 to to PART _ 5 assimilate mark 5 assimilate assimilate VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 time acl 6 so so ADV _ 7 many advmod 7 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 9 facts amod 8 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 9 facts amod 9 facts fact NOUN Number=Plur 5 assimilate obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 takes punct
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1 take present It time vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 assimilate to-infinitive many new facts vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Patient
Example 2 The family assimilated into life in Canada.
det acl case obl case obl punct root The DET family NOUN assimilated VERB into ADP life NOUN in ADP Canada PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 family det 2 family family NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 assimilated assimilate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 family acl 4 into into ADP _ 5 life case 5 life life NOUN Number=Sing 3 assimilated obl 6 in in ADP _ 7 Canada case 7 Canada Canada PROPN Number=Sing 3 assimilated obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 family punct
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1 assimilate participle the family not said here life in Canada vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Plants assimilate carbon dioxide.
nsubj compound obj punct root Plants NOUN assimilate VERB carbon NOUN dioxide NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 2 assimilate nsubj 2 assimilate assimilate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 carbon carbon NOUN Number=Sing 4 dioxide compound 4 dioxide dioxide NOUN Number=Sing 2 assimilate obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 assimilate punct
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1 assimilate present Plants carbon dioxide vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dioxide=Patient
Example 4 She quickly assimilated the rules of cricket.
nsubj advmod det obj case nmod punct root She PRON quickly ADV assimilated VERB the DET rules NOUN of ADP cricket NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 assimilated nsubj 2 quickly quickly ADV _ 3 assimilated advmod 3 assimilated assimilate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 rules det 5 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 3 assimilated obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 cricket case 7 cricket cricket NOUN Number=Sing 5 rules nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 assimilated punct
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1 assimilate past She the rules of cricket quickly property vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Patient 2 rule cricket nom rule «cognition intransitive»: of=agent
Example 5 Forcing people to assimilate can harm their culture.
csubj obj mark xcomp aux nmod:poss obj punct root Forcing VERB people NOUN to PART assimilate VERB can AUX harm VERB their PRON culture NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Forcing force VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 harm csubj 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 1 Forcing obj 3 to to PART _ 4 assimilate mark 4 assimilate assimilate VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Forcing xcomp 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 harm aux 6 harm harm VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 culture nmod:poss 8 culture culture NOUN Number=Sing 6 harm obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 harm punct
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1 force gerund people vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent people=Recipient clause=Topic 2 assimilate to-infinitive people not said here vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 3 harm can Forcing people's culture vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus culture=Experiencer
Example 6 The body assimilates vitamins from food.
det nsubj obj case obl punct root The DET body NOUN assimilates VERB vitamins NOUN from ADP food NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 body det 2 body body NOUN Number=Sing 3 assimilates nsubj 3 assimilates assimilate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 vitamins vitamin NOUN Number=Plur 3 assimilates obj 5 from from ADP _ 6 food case 6 food food NOUN Number=Sing 3 assimilates obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 assimilates punct
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1 assimilate present the body vitamins food vn learn-14-2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent vitamin=Topic from food=Source
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