assimilation

noun
UK /əˌsɪm.ɪˈleɪ.ʃən/
US /əˌsɪm.əˈleɪ.ʃən/

The process of taking something in and making it part of a whole.

The assimilation of new ideas helped the team grow.

SYNONYMS

absorptionintegrationincorporationblending

RELATED WORDS

adaptationdigestionacculturationfusion

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In biology, the process by which the body uses food to build its own tissues.

Assimilation of nutrients happens after digestion.

3. In linguistics, the change of a sound to become more like a neighboring sound.

The assimilation of 'n' to 'm' occurs in 'input' pronounced as 'imput'.

4. In sociology, the process by which a group adopts the culture of another group.

The assimilation of immigrants into the new society took several generations.