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absorption, assimilation | the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion | ||
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acculturation, assimilation | the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure | ||
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assimilation | the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family | ||
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assimilation | in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance | ||
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assimilation | a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound | ||
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absorption, assimilation | the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another |