assimilate vs differ

assimilate

verb
  • To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between. 

  • To incorporate nutrients into the body, especially after digestion. 

  • To incorporate or absorb (knowledge) into the mind. 

  • To liken, compare to something similar. 

  • To become similar. 

  • To absorb (a person or people) into a community or culture. 

  • To be incorporated or absorbed into something. 

noun
  • Something that is or has been assimilated. 

differ

verb
  • Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct. 

  • To have diverging opinions, disagree. 

  • To be separated in quantity. 

noun
  • A program that diffs, a diff. 

How often have the words assimilate and differ occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )