asimilación

Definitions of asimilación
  1. noun
    the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
    synonyms: absorción
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    types:
    americanización, cocacolonización
    assimilation into American culture
  2. noun
    in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
  3. noun
    the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
    synonyms: aculturación
  4. noun
    the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
    synonyms: absorción
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    types:
    anabolismo
    the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy
    type of:
    proceso biológico
    a process occurring in living organisms
  5. noun
    a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound
  6. noun
    the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family
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    type of:
    relación, trato
    a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
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