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1.
assimilāten
v.
4 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a)
Physiol.
To assimilate; (b)
ben assimilat
, be similar (
to
sth.), resemble.
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2.
vā̆pǒuren
v.
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(a) To become diffused in the air, vaporize, evaporate; also,
fig.
disperse, spread out [last quot.];
vapouren oute
;
ben vapoured oute
;
ppl.
vapouring
, tending to evaporate (b) to cause (sth.) to…
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