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Assimilation - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Anschluss, Ablation, Absorption, Accommodation, Acculturation, Adaptation, Addition, Adoption, Adsorbent, Adsorption, Affiliation, Agglomeration, Aggregation, Agreement, Alchemy, Alliance, Allophone, Alveolar, Amalgamation

Assimilation, from Latin assimilatio meaning "to render similar", is used to describe various phenomena:

  • The process of assimilating new ideas into a schema (cognitive structure). See schema (psychology)
  • A linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound. See Assimilation (linguistics).
  • The conversion of nutriment into the fluid or solid substance of the body, by the processes of digestion and absorption. See Assimilation (biology).
  • The process whereby a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture. See Assimilation (sociology).
  • Process used by the fictional Borg race to integrate a being into the collective structure. See Assimilation (Star Trek).

Example Usage of Assimilation

velvetbeaches: RT @FizzyDuck: Borg Starter Kit: Some Assimilation required
SharkGoddess: RT @CandyWWGM: Ack! *snicker snicker* RT @FizzyDuck: Borg Starter Kit: Some Assimilation required
aem6666: RT @FizzyDuck: Borg Starter Kit: Some Assimilation required
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