assimilation

• the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
• the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
• the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
• the state of being assimilated
• a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound
• in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
• The act or process of assimilating or bringing to a resemblance, likeness, or identity
• 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

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