assimilation

noun

1. 1

   in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance

2. 2

   the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure

3. 3

   a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound

4. 4

   the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion

5. 5

   the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

6. 6

   the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family