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