 assimilation |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (sociology) the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another | |
| Synonyms: | absorption | |
| Related terms: | group_action social_process Europeanization westernization Americanization absorb | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (biology,medicine) the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion | |
| Synonyms: | absorption | |
| Related terms: | organic_process malabsorption assimilate | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (psychology,education) the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure | |
| Synonyms: | acculturation | |
| Related terms: | education absorb | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (linguistics) a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound | |
| Related terms: | linguistic_process assimilate | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family | |
| Related terms: | relationship assimilate | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (psychology,education) in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance | |
| Related terms: | developmental_learning absorb | |
| Similar spelling: |
assimilating assimilative assimilate assimilator assimilatory assimilable |
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