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assimiler
assimiler
French
Verb
assimiler
- to assimilate (all meanings)
Conjugation
Conjugation of assimiler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | assimiler | avoir assimilé | |||||
| gerund | en assimilant | en ayant assimilé | |||||
| present participle | assimilant /a.si.mi.lɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | assimilé /a.si.mi.le/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | assimile /a.si.mil/ |
assimiles /a.si.mil/ |
assimile /a.si.mil/ |
assimilons /a.si.mi.lɔ̃/ |
assimilez /a.si.mi.le/ |
assimilent /a.si.mil/ |
| imperfect | assimilais /a.si.mi.lɛ/ |
assimilais /a.si.mi.lɛ/ |
assimilait /a.si.mi.lɛ/ |
assimilions /a.si.mi.ljɔ̃/ |
assimiliez /a.si.mi.lje/ |
assimilaient /a.si.mi.lɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | assimilai /a.si.mi.le/ |
assimilas /a.si.mi.la/ |
assimila /a.si.mi.la/ |
assimilâmes /a.si.mi.lam/ |
assimilâtes /a.si.mi.lat/ |
assimilèrent /a.si.mi.lɛʁ/ |
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| future | assimilerai /a.si.mil.ʁe/ |
assimileras /a.si.mil.ʁa/ |
assimilera /a.si.mil.ʁa/ |
assimilerons /a.si.mil.ʁɔ̃/ |
assimilerez /a.si.mil.ʁe/ |
assimileront /a.si.mil.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | assimilerais /a.si.mil.ʁɛ/ |
assimilerais /a.si.mil.ʁɛ/ |
assimilerait /a.si.mil.ʁɛ/ |
assimilerions /a.si.mi.lə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
assimileriez /a.si.mi.lə.ʁje/ |
assimileraient /a.si.mil.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | assimile /a.si.mil/ |
assimiles /a.si.mil/ |
assimile /a.si.mil/ |
assimilions /a.si.mi.ljɔ̃/ |
assimiliez /a.si.mi.lje/ |
assimilent /a.si.mil/ |
| imperfect1 |
assimilasse /a.si.mi.las/ |
assimilasses /a.si.mi.las/ |
assimilât /a.si.mi.la/ |
assimilassions /a.si.mi.la.sjɔ̃/ |
assimilassiez /a.si.mi.la.sje/ |
assimilassent /a.si.mi.las/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | assimile /a.si.mil/ |
— | assimilons /a.si.mi.lɔ̃/ |
assimilez /a.si.mi.le/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Old French
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin assimilō, assimilāre.
Verb
assimiler
- to assimilate (to take into the body)
- 1303, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 184 of this essay:
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quant la action de assimiler nourrissement en chair est corrumpue
- when the action of assimilating nourishment into the flesh is corrupted
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quant la action de assimiler nourrissement en chair est corrumpue
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Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ils, *-ilt are modified to is, it. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of assimiler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | assimiler | avoir assimilé | |||||
| gerund | en assimilant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | assimilant | ||||||
| past participle | assimilé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | assimil | assimiles | assimile | assimilons | assimilez | assimilent |
| imperfect | assimiloie, assimileie, assimiloe, assimileve | assimiloies, assimileies, assimiloes, assimileves | assimiloit, assimileit, assimilot, assimileve | assimiliiens, assimiliens | assimiliiez, assimiliez | assimiloient, assimileient, assimiloent, assimilevent | |
| preterite | assimilai | assimilas | assimila | assimilames | assimilastes | assimilerent | |
| future | assimilerai | assimileras | assimilera | assimilerons | assimileroiz, assimilereiz, assimilerez | assimileront | |
| conditional | assimileroie, assimilereie | assimileroies, assimilereies | assimileroit, assimilereit | assimileriiens, assimileriens | assimileriiez, assimileriez | assimileroient, assimilereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | assimil | assimis | assimit | assimilons | assimilez | assimilent |
| imperfect | assimilasse | assimilasses | assimilast | assimilissons, assimilissiens | assimilissoiz, assimilissez, assimilissiez | assimilassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | assimile | — | assimilons | assimilez | — | ||
Descendants
- French: assimiler