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assimilation

[ uh-sim-uh-ley-shuhn ]
/ É™ĖŒsÉŖm É™ĖˆleÉŖ ŹƒÉ™n /
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Origin of assimilation

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin assimilātiōn- (stem of assimilātiō ). See assimilate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM assimilation

anĀ·tiĀ·asĀ·simĀ·iĀ·laĀ·tion, noun, adjectivenonĀ·asĀ·simĀ·iĀ·laĀ·tion, nounreĀ·asĀ·simĀ·iĀ·laĀ·tion, noun
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Scientific definitions for assimilation

assimilation
[ ə-sÄ­m′ə-lā′shən ]

The conversion of nutrients into living tissue; constructive metabolism.
The American HeritageĀ® Science Dictionary Copyright Ā© 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Cultural definitions for assimilation

assimilation

The process by which a person or persons acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group: ā€œWaves of immigrants have been assimilated into the American culture.ā€

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright Ā© 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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