This forum was recommended as a good place to find out whether an idea for a module is any good.

the usenet group comp.lang.perl.modules is very helpful also.

So what would you expect from a module named Object::Assimilate.

Normally such modules are in the Class hierarchy, not Object. But anyway, it sounds like some sort of prototype based object with easy means of adding slots from other objects.

The word Assimilate was listed as synonym for compare

When I think assimilate, I think of something which merges in easily without being noticed. Or something like a Chameleon, which can take on the characteristics of something else.