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as·sim·i·la·tion       [uh-sim-uh-ley-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act or process of assimilating; state or condition of being assimilated.
2.Physiology. the conversion of absorbed food into the substance of the body.
3.Botany. the total process of plant nutrition, including photosynthesis and the absorption of raw materials.
4.Sociology. the merging of cultural traits from previously distinct cultural groups, not involving biological amalgamation.
5.Phonetics. the act or process by which a sound becomes identical with or similar to a neighboring sound in one or more defining characteristics, as place of articulation, voice or voicelessness, or manner of articulation, as in       [gram-pah] Pronunciation Key for grandpa. Compare dissimilation (def. 2).
[Origin: 1595–1605; < L assimilātiōn- (s. of assimilātiō). See assimilate, -ion]
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as·sim·i·la·tion       (ə-sĭm'ə-lā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. The act or process of assimilating.
    2. The state of being assimilated.
  2. Physiology The conversion of nutriments into living tissue; constructive metabolism.
  3. Linguistics The process by which a sound is modified so that it becomes similar or identical to an adjacent or nearby sound. For example, the prefix in- becomes im- in impossible by assimilation to the labial p of possible.
  4. The process whereby a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture.

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assimilation

noun
1. the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family 
2. the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another 
3. the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion 
4. a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound 
5. the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure [syn: acculturation] 
6. in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance 

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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
assimilation       (ə-sĭm'ə-lā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
The conversion of nutrients into living tissue; constructive metabolism.

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
assimilation

The process by which a person or persons acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group: “Waves of immigrants have been assimilated into the American culture.”


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assimilation as·sim·i·la·tion (ə-sĭm'ə-lā'shən)
n.

  1. The incorporation of digested substances from food into the tissues of an organism.
  2. The amalgamation and modification of newly perceived information and experiences into the existing cognitive structure.

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Assimilation

The absorption of stock by the public from a new issue.

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Underwriters hope to sell all of a new issue to the public.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Assimilation

As*sim`i*la"tion\, n. [L. assimilatio: cf. F. assimilation.]

1. The act or process of assimilating or bringing to a resemblance, likeness, or identity; also, the state of being so assimilated; as, the assimilation of one sound to another.

To aspire to an assimilation with God. --Dr. H. More.

The assimilation of gases and vapors. --Sir J. Herschel.

2. (Physiol.) The conversion of nutriment into the fluid or solid substance of the body, by the processes of digestion and absorption, whether in plants or animals.

Not conversing the body, not repairing it by assimilation, but preserving it by ventilation. --Sir T. Browne.

Note: The term assimilation has been limited by some to the final process by which the nutritive matter of the blood is converted into the substance of the tissues and organs.

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