assimilation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family
noun the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
noun the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion

Borrowed from Medieval Latin assimilatio. By surface analysis, assimilate + -ion.

And the assimilation is still proceeding. — On Liberty, John Stuart Mill
It had overcome his power of assimilation. — The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale, Joseph Conrad
Human nature finds such instruction very easy of assimilation. — Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda

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