English words for 'A second or subsequent assimilation'
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noun
- assimilation; incorporation.
- Mental assimilation.
- the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
- Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
- (meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
- (physical chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
- (physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
- The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
- (electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
- complete attention; intense mental effort
- the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
- the mental state of being preoccupied by something
- (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
noun
- The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
- the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
- the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family
- The metabolic conversion of nutrients into tissue.
- (by extension) The absorption of new ideas into an existing cognitive structure.
- (sociology, cultural studies) The adoption, by a minority group, of the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture.
- (phonology) A sound change process by which the phonetics of a speech segment becomes more like that of another segment in a word (or at a word boundary), so that a change of phoneme occurs.
- in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
- the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
- a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound
- the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
verb
- assimilate or take in
- (transitive) To assimilate mentally.
- become imbued
- devote (oneself) fully to
- cause to become one with
- consume all of one's attention or time
- suck or take up or in
- take up mentally
- take up, as of debts or payments
- take in, also metaphorically
- (transitive) To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully.
- (transitive, business) To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction.
- (transitive, physics) in receiving a physical impact or vibration without recoil.
- (transitive, physics) taking in radiant energy and converting it to a different form of energy, like heat.
- (transitive) To defray the costs.
- (transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
- (transitive, physics) in receiving sound energy without repercussion or echo.
- (intransitive) To be absorbed, or sucked in; to sink in.
- (transitive) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.
- (transitive) To accept or purchase in quantity.
- (transitive) To occupy or consume time.
- (transitive, physics, chemistry) To take in energy and convert it.
verb
- assimilate culturally
- (transitive) To cause (a person) to acquire the culture of a society (or of a region, industry, or company), as in the case of children growing up in that culture, immigrants learning that culture, or new hires learning the ropes of a job.
- (transitive) To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more dominant culture.
- (intransitive) To be changed by acculturation.
verb
- neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group
- choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague
- take or assume for one's own use
- appoint summarily or commandeer
- (transitive) To commandeer, appropriate or take over.
- (transitive) To elect as a fellow member of a group, such as a committee.
- (transitive) To absorb or assimilate into an established group, movement, category, etc.
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verb
adj
noun
- an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated
- a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions
- A crucible, or similar pot, used to fuse mixtures of metals, etc.
- (figurative) A place where many divergent things (often races or cultures, but also talents) come together and are homogenized.
noun
- assimilation; incorporation.
- Mental assimilation.
- the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
- Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
- (meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
- (physical chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
- (physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
- The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
- (electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
- complete attention; intense mental effort
- the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
- the mental state of being preoccupied by something
- (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
noun
- The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
- the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
- the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family
- The metabolic conversion of nutrients into tissue.
- (by extension) The absorption of new ideas into an existing cognitive structure.
- (sociology, cultural studies) The adoption, by a minority group, of the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture.
- (phonology) A sound change process by which the phonetics of a speech segment becomes more like that of another segment in a word (or at a word boundary), so that a change of phoneme occurs.
- in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
- the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
- a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound
- the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
noun
- an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated
- a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions
- A crucible, or similar pot, used to fuse mixtures of metals, etc.
- (figurative) A place where many divergent things (often races or cultures, but also talents) come together and are homogenized.
verb
- assimilate or take in
- (transitive) To assimilate mentally.
- become imbued
- devote (oneself) fully to
- cause to become one with
- consume all of one's attention or time
- suck or take up or in
- take up mentally
- take up, as of debts or payments
- take in, also metaphorically
- (transitive) To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully.
- (transitive, business) To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction.
- (transitive, physics) in receiving a physical impact or vibration without recoil.
- (transitive, physics) taking in radiant energy and converting it to a different form of energy, like heat.
- (transitive) To defray the costs.
- (transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
- (transitive, physics) in receiving sound energy without repercussion or echo.
- (intransitive) To be absorbed, or sucked in; to sink in.
- (transitive) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.
- (transitive) To accept or purchase in quantity.
- (transitive) To occupy or consume time.
- (transitive, physics, chemistry) To take in energy and convert it.
verb
- assimilate culturally
- (transitive) To cause (a person) to acquire the culture of a society (or of a region, industry, or company), as in the case of children growing up in that culture, immigrants learning that culture, or new hires learning the ropes of a job.
- (transitive) To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more dominant culture.
- (intransitive) To be changed by acculturation.
verb
- neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group
- choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague
- take or assume for one's own use
- appoint summarily or commandeer
- (transitive) To commandeer, appropriate or take over.
- (transitive) To elect as a fellow member of a group, such as a committee.
- (transitive) To absorb or assimilate into an established group, movement, category, etc.