Assimilation Meaning
/əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
nounThe metabolic conversion of nutrients into tissue.
Sentence Examples
Mountain and desert Berbers resisted assimilation.
Algerians don't want cultural assimilation with Western nations.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Effective ____ of nutrients is essential for maintaining good health and energy levels.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of new data into the existing system was quick and easy.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Medieval Latin assimilatio. By surface analysis, assimilate + -ion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"--France swarms with Gracchus's and Publicolas, who by imaginary assimilations of acts, which a change of manners has rendered different, fancy themselves more than equal to their prototypes."
— 1797, An English Lady, A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795,:
"His work generally is full of assimilations and quotations from art that is not Mexican, and he's said, "Nationalism has nothing to do with my work."
— 1996 January 26, Bertha Husband, “Double Identity”, in Chicago Reader:
"We have great need to be careful in these assimilations; some kinds of food are rich but not easily digested."
— 1908, Washington Gladden, The Church and Modern Life:
"Hence, rather than being the result of mishearing and assimilation, the application of Hobson-Jobson to the Muharram was intentionally disparaging."
— 2014, James Lambert, “A Much Tortured Expression: A New Look At `Hobson-Jobson'”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 27, number 1, page 59:
"Assimilation was one of the words they used for Indians becoming white in order to survive, in order that they might not be killed for being Indians."
— 2024, Tommy Orange, Wandering Stars, Harvill Secker, page 55:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Effective ____ of nutrients is essential for maintaining good health and energy levels.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of new data into the existing system was quick and easy.