assimilation

Noun
  1. The state of being assimilated;
    People of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family (synset 113953961)
    is a type of: relationship - a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
  2. The social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another (synset 113456051)
    is a type of: social process - a process involved in the formation of groups of persons
    subtypes:
    same as: absorption
  3. The process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion (synset 113455861)
    is a type of: biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
    subtypes:
    • anabolism, constructive metabolism - the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy
    • malabsorption - abnormal absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract
    same as: absorption
  4. A linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound (synset 113455710)
    is a type of: linguistic process - a process involved in human language
  5. The process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure (synset 105765046)
    is a type of: education - the gradual process of acquiring knowledge
    same as: acculturation
  6. In the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance (synset 105763711)
    is a type of: developmental learning - learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development

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