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   As·sim·i·la·tion

   /əˌsimiˈlāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas: "the assimilation of the knowledge of the Greeks"
   • ▪ the absorption and integration of people, ideas, or culture into a wider society or culture: "the assimilation of Italians into American society"
   • 2. the absorption and digestion of food or nutrients by the body or any biological system: "nitrate assimilation usually takes place in leaves"
   • 3. the process of becoming similar to something: "Watson was ready to work for the assimilation of Scots law to English law where he thought it was justified"
   • ▪ the fact of a sound being made more like another in the same or next word: "when p is preceded by some Latin prefixes, it is doubled because of the assimilation of a consonant, as in 'apparent' (ad-parent)"

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