assimilative
adjective
as·sim·i·la·tive
ə-ˈsi-mə-ˌlā-tiv 
-lə-tiv
: of, relating to, or causing assimilation
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My Mythic American Inheritance While the federal boarding schools offer the clearest historical example of violent assimilative curricula and school design, public schools remain sites of violence for Indigenous students.
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TIME,
25 Nov. 2024
The spirit of those early days of La Reconquista had been assimilative rather than destructive.
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Aatish Taseer Richard Mosse,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2022
But one of the distinctive aspects of the modern Anglo-Saxon model is its assertive, expansive, and assimilative power.
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Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
28 July 2012
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TIME,
25 Nov. 2024
The spirit of those early days of La Reconquista had been assimilative rather than destructive.
—
Aatish Taseer Richard Mosse,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 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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