Synonyms for assimilation
əˌsɪm əˈleɪ ʃən; ˈgræm pɑas·sim·i·la·tion

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1. assimilationnoun

   the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family

   Synonyms:
   acculturation, absorption

2. assimilation, absorptionnoun

   the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

   Synonyms:
   preoccupancy, concentration, engrossment, absorption, acculturation, preoccupation, immersion, soaking up

3. assimilation, absorptionnoun

   the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion

   Synonyms:
   preoccupancy, concentration, engrossment, absorption, acculturation, preoccupation, immersion, soaking up

4. assimilationnoun

   a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound

   Synonyms:
   acculturation, absorption

5. acculturation, assimilationnoun

   the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure

   Synonyms:
   enculturation, culture, acculturation, socialization, socialisation, absorption

6. assimilationnoun

   in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance

   Synonyms:
   acculturation, absorption

Matched Categories

1. • Developmental Learning
   • Education
   • Linguistic Process
   • Relationship
   • Social Process

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1. List of paraphrases for "assimilation":

   uptake, absorption, take-up

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How to use assimilation in a sentence?

1. The Pope:

   I ask forgiveness, in particular, for the ways in which many members of the Church and of religious communities cooperated, not least through their indifference, in projects of cultural destruction and forced assimilation promoted by the governments of that time, which culminated in the system of residential schools.

2. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin:

   An assimilation back into working society, into being part of the fabric of the community, the intent is not to give people pain but to provide opportunity, to give people a chance to do for themselves and the dignity that is associated with that.

3. Alex Nowrasteh:

   Three different reports on assimilation by the National Academy of Science, the OECD, and [a University of Washington economist] all found immigrants integrating well without a federal program. The feds have a difficult enough time managing the Post Office, they should not be entrusted with the important task of helping immigrants assimilate.

4. Mark Holden:

   All the students agreed with her that assimilation is oppressive and evil, i suggested there are both positive and negative aspects to assimilation.

5. Interior Ministry:

   At the moment the cell was broken up, its members were fully radicalized and in a phase of total assimilation and commitment to the terrorist ideology -- demonstrating their full disposition to carry out an attack in Madrid.