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assimilation
noun as·sim·i·la·tion \ə-ˌsi-mə-ˈlā-shən\
Definition of ASSIMILATION
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a : an act, process, or instance of assimilating b : the state of being assimilated
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: the incorporation or conversion of nutrients into protoplasm that in animals follows digestion and absorption and in higher plants involves both photosynthesis and root absorption
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: change of a sound in speech so that it becomes identical with or similar to a neighboring sound <the usual assimilation of \z\ to \sh\ in the phrase his shoe>
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: the process of receiving new facts or of responding to new situations in conformity with what is already available to consciousness
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First Known Use of ASSIMILATION
15th century
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ASSIMILATION Defined for Kids
assimilation
noun as·sim·i·la·tion \ə-ˌsi-mə-ˈlā-shən\
Definition of ASSIMILATION for Kids
: the act or process of assimilating
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assimilation
noun as·sim·i·la·tion \ə-ˌsim-ə-ˈlā-shən\
Medical Definition of ASSIMILATION
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a : an act, process, or instance of assimilating b : the state of being assimilated
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: the incorporation or conversion of nutrients into protoplasm that in animals follows digestion and absorption and in higher plants involves both photosynthesis and root absorption
3
: the process of receiving new facts or of responding to new situations in conformity with what is already available to consciousness—compare apperception
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