assimilation, n.
(assimilations)
(assimilations)
in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
<noun.cognition>
assimilation
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the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
<noun.cognition>
acculturation assimilation
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a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound
<noun.process>
assimilation
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the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
<noun.process>
absorption assimilation
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the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
<noun.process>
absorption assimilation
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Americanization, Americanisation
Anglicization, Anglicisation
Europeanization, Europeanisation
Westernization, Westernisation
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the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family
<noun.state>
assimilation
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