assimilation (redirected from Assimilation (disambiguation))

assimilation /as·sim·i·la·tion/ (ah-sim?i-la´shun)

1. psychologically, absorption of new experiences into existing psychologic make-up.

2. anabolism.

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as·sim·i·la·tion (-sm-lshn)

n.

1. The incorporation of digested substances from food into the tissues of an organism.

2. The amalgamation and modification of newly perceived information and experiences into the existing cognitive structure.

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assimilation

conversion of nutritive material into living tissue; anabolism.