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      assimilation
      noun
      in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
      the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
      a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound
      the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
      the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
      the state of being assimilated
      Roots
      similissimil- · Latin · like, similar
      Synonyms for assimilation
      acculturationnabsorptionnamericanizationnintegrationndissimilationndigestionnpredigestionnmeldingvadaptationnamalgamationn
      Words related to assimilation
      assimilatoryadjdisassimilationnunassimilatedassimilatevassimilativeadjdisassimilatevacculturationaladjdisassimilativeadjunassimilableadjassimilationistacculturatevassimilationismnacculturativeadjmalassimilationnassimilableadjassimilabilitynintegrationisttransculturationnimbibitionnenculturationninternalizationnmalabsorptionnassimilatorsnuptakenenculturatevabsorptiometeranabolismneupepsiamulticulturalistbiculturalismn

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