the incorporation or conversion of nutrients into protoplasm that in

animals follows digestion and absorption and in higher plants involves

both photosynthesis and root absorption
3
: the process of receiving new facts or of responding to new situations
in conformity with what is already available to
consciousness compare APPERCEPTION

: an act, process, or instance of assimilating

The clash of lifestyles has made assimilation difficult.
b
: the state of being assimilated
2
: the incorporation or conversion of nutrients into protoplasm that in
animals follows digestion and absorption and in higher plants involves
both photosynthesis and root absorption
3
phonetics : change of a sound in speech so that it becomes identical
with or similar to a neighboring sound
the usual assimilation of \z\ to \sh\ in the phrase his shoe
uddenly landless tribes scattered, with many moving from their former
reservations to cities under federal relocation policies aimed at
forcing assimilation. Karina Brown, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Jan.
—

2023Members of suddenly landless tribes scattered, with many

moving from their former reservations to cities under federal relocation
policies aimed at forcing assimilation. Karina Brown, oregonlive, 1 Jan.
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: the process of receiving new facts or of responding to new situations
in conformity with what is already available to consciousness

Did you know?

What is the difference between acculturation, assimilation,
and amalgamation?
Acculturation is one of several forms of culture contact, and has a
couple of closely related terms,
including assimilation and amalgamation. Although all three of these
words refer to changes due to contact between different cultures,
there are notable differences between them. Acculturation is often
tied to political conquest or expansion, and is applied to the
process of change in beliefs or traditional practices that occurs
when the cultural system of one group displaces that of
another. Assimilation refers to the process through which individ