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assimilation

1.	(noun) the absorbing of one cultural group into harmony with another
	Synonyms: absorption
	Related Words: Americanization, Europeanization, group action

2.	(noun) in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
	Related Words: developmental learning

3.	(noun) the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
	Synonyms: absorption
	Related Words: biological process, malabsorption, organic process

4.	(noun) a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound
	Related Words: linguistic process

5.	(noun) the state of being assimilated
	Related Words: relationship

6.	(noun) the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
	Synonyms: acculturation
	Related Words: education