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assimilation
noun(as-sim-i-la-tion)an act, process, or instance of assimilating
assimilation
noun(as-sim-i-la-tion)the state of being assimilated
assimilation
noun(as-sim-i-la-tion)the incorporation or conversion of nutrients into protoplasm that in animals follows digestion and absorption and in higher plants involves both photosynthesis and root absorption
assimilation
adjective(as-sim-i-la-tion)opposed to or hostile toward political or cultural assimilation