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as|sim|i|la|tion
as|sim|i|la|tion «uh SIHM uh LAY shuhn», noun.
1. the act or process of assimilating: »

Life depends on the assimilation of food.

2. the condition of being assimilated.
3. Sociology. the process by which immigrants or other newcomers become like the people they are around, adopting the attitudes and cultural patterns of the society into which they have come.
4. the alteration of a speech sound influenced by a neighboring sound, which makes it more like the neighboring sound.

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  • dis|sim|i|la|tion — «dih SIHM uh LAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of making or becoming unlike. 2. Biology. the breakdown of organic compounds into simpler ones; catabolism. 3. Phonetics. the change in a speech sound making it less like a similar sound nearby, such as… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|sim|u|la|tion — «dih SIHM yuh LAY shuhn», noun. the act of dissimulating; pretense; deceit; hypocrisy: »Without some dissimulation no business can be carried on at all (Lord Chesterfield). Let love be without dissimulation (Romans 12:9). SYNONYM(S): duplicity …   Useful english dictionary

  • as|sim´i|la|tion|ist — as|sim|i|la|tion|ism «uh SIHM uh LAY shuh nihz uhm», noun. the principles or practices of persons who favor the assimilation of various ethnic groups in a country or region. –as|sim´i|la|tion|ist, noun, adjective …   Useful english dictionary

  • as|sim|i|la|tion|ism — «uh SIHM uh LAY shuh nihz uhm», noun. the principles or practices of persons who favor the assimilation of various ethnic groups in a country or region. –as|sim´i|la|tion|ist, noun, adjective …   Useful english dictionary

  • re´as|sim´i|la´tion — re|as|sim|i|late «REE uh SIHM uh layt», transitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. to assimilate again. –re´as|sim´i|la´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|as|sim|i|la|tion — «DIHS uh SIHM uh LAY shuhn», noun. the act or process of disassimilating; catabolism …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|as|sim|i|la|tion — «IHN uh SIHM uh LAY shuhn», noun. lack of assimilation …   Useful english dictionary

  • sim·u·la·tion — /ˌsımjəˈleıʃən/ noun, pl tions : something that is made to look, feel, or behave like something else especially so that it can be studied or used to train people [count] often + of a computer simulation of spaceflight simulations of body… …   Useful english dictionary

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