1. assimilation

noun. ['əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən'] the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family.

Rhymes with Assimilation

• deinstitutionalization
• institutionalization
• self-congratulation
• antidiscrimination
• telecommunication
• nondiscrimination
• misrepresentation
• mischaracterization
• internationalization
• industrialization
• decriminalization
• transillumination
• self-determination
• renationalization
• recapitalization
• prestidigitation
• misinterpretation
• misidentification
• miscommunication
• experimentation
• excommunication
• disqualification
• discontinuation
• denationalization
• decentralization
• transplantation
• singularization
• self-perpetuation
• securitization
• reinterpretation

Sentences with assimilation

1. Noun, singular or mass
The government used the control of trade to encourage assimilation of native people.

2. assimilation

noun. ['əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən'] the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure.

3. assimilation

noun. ['əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən'] in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance.

4. assimilation

noun. ['əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən'] a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound.

5. assimilation

noun. ['əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən'] the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion.

6. assimilation

noun. ['əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən'] the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another.