assimilation

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noun

1. the state of being assimilated;
people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family
• Derivationally related forms:
assimilate
• Hypernyms:
relationship
2. the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
• Syn:
absorption
• Derivationally related forms:
absorb (for: absorption), assimilate
• Hypernyms:
social process
• Hyponyms:
Americanization, Americanisation, Anglicization, Anglicisation, Europeanization,
Europeanisation, Westernization, Westernisation
3. a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound
• Derivationally related forms:
assimilate
• Hypernyms:
linguistic process
4. the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
• Syn:
acculturation
• Derivationally related forms:
assimilate, acculturational (for: acculturation)
• Hypernyms:
education
5. the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
• Syn:
absorption
• Derivationally related forms:
assimilate
• Hypernyms:
organic process, biological process
• Hyponyms:
anabolism, constructive metabolism, malabsorption
6. in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
• Derivationally related forms:
assimilate
• Hypernyms:
developmental learning

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  acculturation, absorption