assimilation /as·sim·i·la·tion/ (ah-sim″ĭ-la´shun)
assimilation
assimilation
1. psychologically, absorption of new experiences into existing psychologic make-up.
2. anabolism.
as·sim·i·la·tion ( -s m -l  shn)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. |
assimilation
Etymology: L, assimulare, to make alike
1 the process of incorporating nutritive material into living tissue. The end stage of the nutrition process, after digestion and absorption or simultaneous with absorption.
2 (in psychology) the incorporation of new experiences into a person's pattern of consciousness. Compare apperception.
3 (in sociology) the process in which a person or a group of people of a different ethnic background become absorbed into a new culture. assimilate, v.
assimilation
conversion of nutritive material into living tissue; anabolism.
assimilation
Psychiatry A person's comprehension and integration of new experiences
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