sponge vs assimilator

assimilator vs sponge

sponge and assimilator both are nouns.

sponge is a verb but assimilator is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sponge	Yes	No	Yes	No
assimilator	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, assimilator is a hypernym of sponge; that is, assimilator is a word with a broader meaning than sponge:

sponge: someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily
assimilator: someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs

Other hypernyms of sponge include learner, scholar, student.

sponge (noun)	assimilator (noun)
primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies	someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily
a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used

sponge (verb)	assimilator (verb)
wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard
soak up with a sponge
gather sponges, in the ocean
ask for and get free; be a parasite

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