Assimilation
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
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Senses
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the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
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a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound
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the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
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the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
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the state of being assimilated
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- absorptionacculturation
- plural
- Assimilations
- possessive
- Assimilation's
- pluralpossessive
- Assimilations'