assimilation — meaning in English
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English meaning
- acceptance noun The act of agreeing to receive, believe, or approve of something.
- assimilation noun The process of taking in and absorbing something, whether ideas, nutrients, or a group of people into a wider culture.
Senses
assimilation is used for these senses in English:
- acceptance The state of being accepted.
- acceptance (law) An agreeing to the action, proposals, or terms of another by some act which results in the conclusion of a legally binding contract; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking of possession of a thing as owner.
acceptance — full definition
- noun The act of agreeing to receive, believe, or approve of something.
- noun The state of being included or welcomed by others.
assimilation — full definition
- noun The process of taking in and absorbing something, whether ideas, nutrients, or a group of people into a wider culture.
- noun In linguistics, a sound change in which one speech sound becomes more like a neighboring sound.