Assimilation Meaning

There are 6 meaning(s) for word Assimilation

Meaning 1 : the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure

    Synonyms : acculturation
Meaning 2 : the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

    Synonyms : absorption
Meaning 3 : the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion

    Synonyms : absorption
Meaning 4 : a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound

Meaning 5 : in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance

Meaning 6 : the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family