Assimilation Definition & Meaning

assimilation
noun
  1. the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family
  2. the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
  3. the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
  4. a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound
  5. the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
  6. in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance

Synonyms for assimilation

absorption noun

(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another

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acculturation noun

the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture

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  • "devoted dominate vanity vanguard assimilation"
    Aceyalone — The Greatest Show on Earth
  • "No fire station, no assimilation"
    Aceyalone — Takeoff
  • "The sands in your hour glass of an hour past mass assimilation"
    Atoms Family — Mystic Madness

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What does assimilation mean?
the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular
What part of speech is assimilation?
Assimilation is a noun.
How many definitions does assimilation have?
Assimilation has 6 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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