Definitions for assimilation
əˌsɪm əˈleɪ ʃən; ˈgræm pɑas·sim·i·la·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 4 votes

1. assimilationnoun

   the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family

2. assimilation, absorptionnoun

   the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

3. assimilation, absorptionnoun

   the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion

4. assimilationnoun

   a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound

5. acculturation, assimilationnoun

   the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure

6. assimilationnoun

   in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assimilationnoun

   The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.

2. assimilationnoun

   The metabolic conversion of nutrients into tissue.

3. assimilationnoun

   The absorption of new ideas into an existing cognitive structure.

4. assimilationnoun

   A sound change process by which the phonetics of a speech segment becomes more like that of another segment in a word (or at a word boundary), so that a change of phoneme occurs.

5. assimilationnoun

   The adoption, by a minority group, of the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assimilationnoun

   Etymology: from assimilate.

   1. The act of converting any thing to the nature or substance of another.

   It furthers the very act of assimilation of nourishment, by some outward emollients that make the parts more apt to assimilate. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 59.

   2. The state of being assimilated.

   A nourishment in a large acceptation, but not in propriety, conserving the body, not repairing it by assimilation, but preserving it by ventilation. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iii.

   3. The act of growing like some other being.

   It is as well the instinct as duty of our nature, to aspire to an assimilation with God; even the most laudable and generous ambition. Dec. of Piety.

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1. assimilation

   Assimilation is the process or the outcome of absorbing or integrating information, ideas, experiences, cultures or people into a pre-existing schema, group or society. This could refer to various contexts such as in psychology, sociology, linguistics, among others, signifying the act of blending or adjusting to certain characteristics of a dominant culture or group.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assimilationnoun

   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

2. Assimilationnoun

   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

3. Etymology: [L. assimilatio: cf. F. assimilation.]

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1. Assimilation

   In linguistics, assimilation is a common phonological process by which one sound becomes more like a nearby sound. This can occur either within a word or between words. In rapid speech, for example, "handbag" is often pronounced [ˈhambag]. As in this example, sound segments typically assimilate to a following sound, but they may also assimilate to a preceding one. While assimilation most commonly occurs between immediately adjacent sounds, it may occur between sounds separated by others. Assimilation can be synchronic— that is, an active process in a language at a given point in time— or diachronic: That is, a historical sound change. A related process is coarticulation where one segment influences another to produce an allophonic variation, such as vowels acquiring the feature nasal before nasal consonants when the velum opens prematurely or becoming labialised as in "boot". This article will describe both processes under the term, assimilation.

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1. Islamisation

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of assimilation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of assimilation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of assimilation in a Sentence

1. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin:

   An assimilation back into working society, into being part of the fabric of the community, the intent is not to give people pain but to provide opportunity, to give people a chance to do for themselves and the dignity that is associated with that.

2. Mark Holden:

   All the students agreed with her that assimilation is oppressive and evil, i suggested there are both positive and negative aspects to assimilation.

3. Heinrich Heine:

   Great genius takes shape by contact with another great genius, but, less by assimilation than by fiction.

4. Mahatma Gandhi:

   Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation.

5. The Pope:

   I ask forgiveness, in particular, for the ways in which many members of the Church and of religious communities cooperated, not least through their indifference, in projects of cultural destruction and forced assimilation promoted by the governments of that time, which culminated in the system of residential schools.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=assimilation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Assimilation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=assimilation
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assimilation
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=assimilation