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the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound acculturation: the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
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Assimilation (from similis, lat. = similar), in biology, designates the process of the transformation of external substances and materials into substances and materials internal to the body. Examples of assimilation are:* By mean of photosynthesis, carbon dioxide and water are transformed into a number of organic molecules in plant cells.* Nitrogen fixation from the soil into organic molecules by symbiotic bacteria which live in the roots of certain plants, such as Leguminosae. ...
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Assimilation is a regular and frequent sound change process by which a phoneme changes to match an adjacent phoneme in a word. If the phoneme changes to match the preceding phoneme, it is progressive assimilation. If the phoneme changes to match the following phoneme, it is regressive assimilation. If there is a mutual influence between the two phonemes, it is reciprocal assimilation. In the latter case the two phonemes can fuse completely and give a birth to a different one. ...
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the process by which the Borg augment various species with technology, and add them to their collective conscience. Many species have been assimilated, including Klingon, Vulcan, Cardassian, Ferengi, etc.
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The process whereby an individual or group is absorbed into the social structures and cultural life of another person, group, or society.
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