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assimilation (enc)

Assimilation

Noun1.assimilation - the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family
relationship - a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
2.assimilation - the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
Americanisation, Americanization - assimilation into American culture
Europeanisation, Europeanization - assimilation into European culture
social process - a process involved in the formation of groups of persons
Westernisation, Westernization - assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization
3.assimilation - the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
malabsorption - abnormal absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract
biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
4.assimilation - a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound
linguistic process - a process involved in human language
5.assimilation - the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
education - the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's"
6.assimilation - in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
developmental learning - learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development

 

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