assimilation
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assimilation Definition
(n)
the
state
of
being
assimilated
;
people
of
different
backgrounds
come
to
see
themselves
as
part
of
a
larger
national
family
(n)
the
social
process
of
absorbing
one
cultural
group
into
harmony
with
another
(n)
the
process
of
absorbing
nutrients
into
the
body
after
digestion
(n)
a
linguistic
process
by
which
a
sound
becomes
similar
to
an
adjacent
sound
(n)
the
process
of
assimilating
new
ideas
into
an
existing
cognitive
structure
(n)
in
the
theories
of
Jean
Piaget
:
the
application
of
a
general
schema
to
a
particular
instance
assimilation Synonyms
absorption
acculturation
assimilation
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