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- [uh-sim-uh-ley-shuh n]
- /əˌsɪm əˈleɪ ʃən/
- /əˌsɪm.ɪˈleɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-sim-uh-ley-shuh n]
- /əˌsɪm əˈleɪ ʃən/
Definitions of assimilation word
- noun assimilation an assimilating or being assimilated 3
- noun assimilation the cultural absorption of a minority group into the main cultural body 3
- noun assimilation a process in which a sound, influenced by a neighboring sound, tends to become like it in articulation 3
- noun assimilation the change of digested food into the protoplasm of an animal; also, the absorption and incorporation of nutritive elements by plants, as in photosynthesis 3
- noun assimilation the act or process of assimilating, or of absorbing information, experiences, etc.: the need for quick assimilation of the facts. 1
- noun assimilation the state or condition of being assimilated, or of being absorbed into something. 1
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Origin of assimilation
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605, assimilation is from the Latin word assimilātiōn- (stem of assimilātiō). See assimilate, -ion
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Parts of speech for Assimilation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
assimilation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
assimilation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for assimilation
noun assimilation
- digestion — the process in the alimentary canal by which food is broken up physically, as by the action of the teeth, and chemically, as by the action of enzymes, and converted into a substance suitable for absorption and assimilation into the body.
- consumption — The consumption of fuel or natural resources is the amount of them that is used or the act of using them.
- ingestion — to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- inhalation — an act or instance of inhaling.
- catabolism — a metabolic process in which complex molecules are broken down into simple ones with the release of energy; destructive metabolism
Antonyms for assimilation
noun assimilation
- differentiation — Biology. the process by which cells or tissues change from relatively generalized to specialized kinds, during development.
- disassimilation — The decomposition of complex substances, within an organism, into simpler ones suitable only for excretion, with the release of energy; a normal nutritional process that is the reverse of assimilation.
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