imbibe vs assimilate

imbibe and assimilate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
imbibe	No	No	Yes	No
assimilate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, assimilate is a hypernym of imbibe; that is, assimilate is a word with a broader meaning than imbibe:

Other hypernyms of imbibe include absorb, ingest, take in.

As verbs, imbibe and assimilate are synonyms defined as:

imbibe (verb)	assimilate (verb)
receive into the mind and retain	become similar to one's environment
take in liquids	make similar
take (gas, light or heat) into a solution	become similar in sound
take in, also metaphorically	take up mentally
	take (gas, light or heat) into a solution