assimilation
noun /əˌsɪməˈleɪʃn/
/əˌsɪməˈleɪʃn/
- [uncountable] the process of fully understanding an idea or some information so that you are able to use it yourself
- the rapid assimilation of new ideas
- [uncountable] assimilation (of somebody) (into something) the process of becoming, or allowing somebody to become, a part of a country or community rather than remaining a separate group
- his assimilation into the community
- [uncountable, countable] (phonetics) the act of making two sounds in speech that are next to each other more similar to each other in certain ways, for example the pronunciation of the /t/ in football as a /p/; an example of this process