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Assimilation 1

Definition: 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.

Assimilation 2

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.

assimilation 3

Definition: in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance

assimilation 4

Definition: the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure

assimilation 5

Definition: a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound

assimilation 6

Definition: the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion

assimilation 7

Definition: the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

assimilation 8

Definition: the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family

 

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