ASSIMILATIONS Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word assimilations. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ASSIMILATIONS
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absorption | nounn | |||||||
noun • (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid • (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium • the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another • the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion • complete attention; intense mental effort • the mental state of being preoccupied by something | ||||||||
acculturation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture • all the knowledge and values shared by a society • the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure | ||||||||
adaptation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form • the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) • (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light) | ||||||||
amalgamation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the combination of two or more commercial companies | ||||||||
blending | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of blending components together thoroughly • a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades | ||||||||
fusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • an occurrence that involves the production of a union • the state of being combined into one body • the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words • a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy • the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept • correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization • the act of fusing (or melting) together | ||||||||
incorporation | nounn | |||||||
noun • consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body • learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself • including by incorporating | ||||||||
integration | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community • the act of combining into an integral whole • an operation used in the calculus whereby the integral of a function is determined |