"assimilation" meaning in English

See assimilation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: assimilation [singular], assimilations [plural]
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  1. The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
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  2. Changing nutrients into tissue.
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  3. Adding new ideas to an old way of thinking.
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  4. Changing a sound so that it becomes similar to the sound next to it.
    Sense id: simple-assimilation-en-noun-SmNG8xPZ Categories (other): Linguistics
  5. When a minority group takes on the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture.
    Sense id: simple-assimilation-en-noun-WH4SexM~
     
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