assimilations

1. the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national familySynonyms: assimilation

2. the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with anotherSynonyms: absorption, assimilation

3. the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestionSynonyms: absorption, assimilation

4. a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent soundSynonyms: assimilation

5. the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structureSynonyms: acculturation, assimilation

6. in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instanceSynonyms: assimilation