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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•sim•i•la•tion (ə sim′ə lā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act or process of assimilating; state or condition of being assimilated.
- Physiologythe conversion of absorbed food into the substance of the body.
- Botanythe total process of plant nutrition, including photosynthesis and the absorption of raw materials.
- Sociologythe merging of cultural traits from previously distinct cultural groups, not involving biological amalgamation.
[Phonet.]the act or process by which a sound becomes identical with or similar to a neighboring sound in one or more defining characteristics, as place of articulation, voice or voicelessness, or manner of articulation, as in (gram′pä)USA pronunciation for grandpa. Cf. dissimilation (def. 2).- Latin assimilātiōn- (stem of assimilātiō). See assimilate, -ion
- 1595–1605
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024as•sim•i•late /əˈsɪməˌleɪt/USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. - to take in and use as one's own; absorb;
understand:[~ + object]He tried to assimilate new ideas. - Sociology
- [no object] (of a person from a different background) to adjust (oneself) to the dominant cultural group or national culture:The immigrants assimilated rapidly.
- [~ + object (+ into + object)] to bring (people from a different background) into a more dominant cultural group or national culture:Guest workers need to be assimilated into that country.
- [~ + object] to convert to substances suitable for use:to assimilate food.
as•sim•i•la•tion /əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -simil-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•sim•i•late (v. ə sim′ə lāt′;n. ə sim′ə lit, -lāt′),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing, n. v.t. - to take in and incorporate as one's own;
absorb:He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip. - Sociologyto bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group, nation, or the like;
adapt or adjust:to assimilate the new immigrants. - Physiologyto convert (food) to substances suitable for incorporation into the body and its tissues.
- to cause to resemble (usually fol. by to or with).
- to compare;
liken (usually fol. by to or with). - Phoneticsto modify by assimilation.
v.i. - to be or become absorbed.
- Sociologyto conform or adjust to the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group, nation, or the like:The new arrivals assimilated easily and quickly.
- Physiology(of food) to be converted into the substance of the body;
be absorbed into the system. - to bear a resemblance (usually fol. by to or with).
- Phoneticsto become modified by assimilation.
n. - something that is assimilated.
- Latin assimilātus likened to, made like (past participle of assimilāre), equivalent. to as- as- + simil- (see similar) + -ātus -ate1
- 1570–80
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