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as⋅sim⋅i⋅la⋅tion

  [uh-sim-uh-ley-shuhn]
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–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] 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)   
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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Financial Dictionary

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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: as·sim·i·la·tion
Pronunciation: &-"sim-&-'lA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 a : an act, process, orinstance of assimilating b : the state of being assimilated
2 : the incorporation or conversion of nutrients into protoplasm that in animals follows digestion andabsorption and in higher plants involves both photosynthesis and root absorption
3 : the process of receiving new facts or of responding to new situations in conformity with whatis already available to consciousness —compare APPERCEPTION
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Medical Dictionary

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