Definitions For Assimilation

noun

• In the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
• The process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
• A linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound
• The process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
• The social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
• The state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family