assimilate vs learn

assimilate

verb
  • To be incorporated or absorbed into something. 

  • 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. 

noun
  • Something that is or has been assimilated. 

learn

verb
  • To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something. 

  • To attend a course or other educational activity. 

  • To teach. 

  • To come to know; to become informed of; to find out. 

  • To gain knowledge from a bad experience so as to improve. 

  • To study. 

noun
  • The act of learning something 

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