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

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

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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

conversion of nutritive material into living tissue; anabolism.

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