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assimilation
A	noun
	1	assimilation
			in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚process; cognitive process; mental process; operation; cognitive operation ╚basic cognitive process ╚learning; acquisition ╚developmental learning ╚assimilation
	2	acculturation, assimilation
			the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚process; cognitive process; mental process; operation; cognitive operation ╚basic cognitive process ╚learning; acquisition ╚education ╚acculturation, assimilation
	3	assimilation
			a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound
		Category Tree: phenomenon ╚process ╚human process ╚linguistic process ╚assimilation
	4	assimilation, absorption
			the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
		Category Tree: phenomenon ╚process ╚organic process; biological process ╚assimilation, absorption ╚malabsorption
	5	assimilation, absorption
			the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
		Category Tree: phenomenon ╚process ╚human process ╚social process ╚assimilation, absorption ╚Westernization; Westernisation ╚Europeanization; Europeanisation ╚Americanization; Americanisation
	6	assimilation
			the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family
		Category Tree: state ╚relationship ╚assimilation

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