assimilation

The definition of assimilation is to become like others, or help another person to adapt to a new environment.

(noun)

An example of assimilation is the change of dress and behaviors an immigrant may go through when living in a new country.

Assimilation is defined as to learn and comprehend.

(noun)

An example of assimilation is to pick up playing a musical instrument or learning about history, writing or any other subject something quickly.

In physiology, assimilation is the process of the body converting food.

(noun)

An example of assimilation is the bodies usage of a protein drink after a workout.

See assimilation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an assimilating or being assimilated; specif.,

the cultural absorption of a minority group into the main cultural body
Linguis. a process in which a sound, influenced by a neighboring sound, tends to become like it in articulation: the (n) in “in-” meaning “not” becomes (l) by assimilation in forming “illiterate”
Physiol. the change of digested food into the protoplasm of an animal; also, the absorption and incorporation of nutritive elements by plants, as in photosynthesis

See assimilation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The act or process of assimilating.
b. The state of being assimilated.
Physiology The conversion of nutriments into living tissue; constructive metabolism.
Linguistics The process by which a sound is modified so that it becomes similar or identical to an adjacent or nearby sound. For example, the prefix in- becomes im- in impossible by assimilation to the labial p of possible.
The process whereby a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture.