How do you spell Assimilate?
Correct spelling
assimilate
Remember: aSSIMILate - double S, then SIMIL (similar), single L before -ate
Why is assimilate spelled this way?
From Latin assimilare, to make similar. AD (to) + SIMILIS (like). To assimilate is to become similar — absorbing into a larger whole until differences dissolve.
Common misspellings of assimilate
assimulateasimilateassimillate
Example
New immigrants often struggle to assimilate into their host country's culture.