assimilative
adjective
as·sim·i·la·tive
ə-ˈsi-mə-ˌlā-tiv 
-lə-tiv
: of, relating to, or causing assimilation
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Native people have always creatively resisted the violence of assimilative schooling.
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TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
If the early spirit of the Reconquest had been assimilative, by the 15th century attitudes began to harden.
—Aatish Taseer Richard Mosse, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2022
One of them is this: The assimilative powers of Britain are formidable.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Oct. 2022
But one of the distinctive aspects of the modern Anglo-Saxon model is its assertive, expansive, and assimilative power.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2012
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TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
If the early spirit of the Reconquest had been assimilative, by the 15th century attitudes began to harden.
—Aatish Taseer Richard Mosse, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2022
One of them is this: The assimilative powers of Britain are formidable.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Oct. 2022
But one of the distinctive aspects of the modern Anglo-Saxon model is its assertive, expansive, and assimilative power.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2012
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assimilative
adjective
as·sim·i·la·tive
ə-ˈsim-ə-ˌlāt-iv, -lət-
: of, relating to, or causing assimilation
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