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ASSIMILATION
assimilation
(noun) in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
acculturation, assimilation
(noun) the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
assimilation
(noun) a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound
assimilation, absorption
(noun) the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
assimilation, absorption
(noun) the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
assimilation
(noun) the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
assimilation (countable and uncountable, plural assimilations)
The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
The metabolic conversion of nutrients into tissue.
(by extension) The absorption of new ideas into an existing cognitive structure.
(phonology) A sound change process by which the phonetics of a speech segment becomes more like that of another segment in a word (or at a word boundary), so that a change of phoneme occurs.
(sociology, cultural studies) The adoption, by a minority group, of the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture.
Anagrams
• Islamisation
Source: Wiktionary
As*sim`i*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. assimilatio: cf. F. assimilation.]
1. The act or process of assimilating or bringing to a resemblance, likeness, or identity; also, the state of being so assimilated; as, the assimilation of one sound to another. To aspire to an assimilation with God. Dr. H. More. The assimilation of gases and vapors. Sir J. Herschel.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: The conversion of nutriment into the fluid or solid substance of the body, by the processes of digestion and absorption, whether in plants or animals. Not conversing the body, not repairing it by assimilation, but preserving it by ventilation. Sir T. Browne.
Note: The term assimilation has been limited by some to the final process by which the nutritive matter of the blood is converted into the substance of the tissues and organs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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