Meaning of assimilation
Definition of assimilation
(noun)
the
state
of
being
assimilated;
people
of
different
backgrounds
come
to see themselves as
part
of a
larger
national
family
the
social
process
of
absorbing
one
cultural
group
into
harmony
with
another
the
process
of
absorbing
nutrients into the
body
after
digestion
a
linguistic
process
by which a
sound
becomes
similar
to an
adjacent
sound
the
process
of
assimilating
new ideas into an
existing
cognitive
structure
in the theories of Jean Piaget: the
application
of a
general
schema
to a
particular
instance
Other information on assimilation
WIKIPEDIA results for
assimilation
Amazon results for
assimilation
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