To buy books would be a good thing if we could also buy the time to read them; as it is, the mere act of purchasing them is often mistaken for the assimilation and mastering of their contents.
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Assimilation
//əˌsɪməˈleɪʃən//
Synonyms for "assimilation" (302 found)
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Closest matches (61)
acculturationablationabout faceabout-faceabsorbencyabsorbentabsorptionaccommodationaccordanceadaptationadditionadjustmentadmissibilityadmissionadoptionadsorbentadsorptionaffiliationagglomerationaggregation
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agreementalchemyalikenessallianceallophonealveolaramalgamationamericanizationanabolismanalogyanschlussapico-alveolarapico-dentalapingapperceptionapproachapproximationarticulationaspirationassociationassumptionattritionattunementawarenessbasal metabolismbecomingbilabialbileblendblendingblotterblottingblotting paperburning upcabalcacuminalcartelcatabolism
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (90)
centralizationcerebralchangechange-overcheckchemisorptionchemosorptioncitizenship by naturalizationcitizenship papersclosenesscoalescencecoalitioncoaptationcombinationcombinecombocommunitycomparabilitycomparisoncompleteness
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compositioncomprehensioncomprehensivenesscomprisalconfederacyconfederationconformitycongeriesconglomerationconjugationconjunctionconsciousnessconsolidationconsonantconspiracyconsumptioncontinuantconversioncoordinationcopyingcorrespondencecoverageculture shockdentaldepletiondigestiondigestive systemdiphthongdissimilationdraineating upecumenismeligibilityembodimentembracementencompassmentendosmosisengrossmentenosisenvisagementepenthetic vowelerosionexhaustionexhaustivenessexosmosisexpendingexpenditureexplosivefederalizationfederationfinishingflip flopflip-flopfusiongastric juicegastrointestinal tractglideglottalglottalizationgrowthgutturalharmonizationhookupidentificationidentityimbibingimitationimpoverishmentinclusioninclusiveness
Related words (151)
incorporationinfiltrationingestionintegrationintestinal juicejunctionjuntalabiallabializationlabiodentallabiovelarlapselaryngeallateralleaguelikenesslikeninglingualliquidliver
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manner of articulationmarriagemeldmeldingmembershipmergermetabolismmetaphormimickingmindfulnessmodificationmonophthongmorphophonememutenasalnationalizationnaturalizationnaturalized citizenshipnearnessocclusiveopennessorientationosmosispackagepackage dealpalatalpancreaspancreatic digestionpancreatic juicepapersparallelismparasitic vowelparityparticipationpassagepeakpercolationpharyngealpharyngealizationphonephonemeplosivepredigestionprogressprothetic vowelre-formationreceptionrecognitionreconcilementreconciliationreconversionreductionregulationresemblanceresolutionretroflexreversalsalivasalivary digestionsalivary glandssamenesssecondary digestionseepagesegmental phonemesemblancesemivowelshiftsimilaritysimilesimilitudesimulationsoaking-upsolidificationsonantsonoritysorptionspeech soundspendingspongespongingsquanderingsquaringstopsurdswitchswitch overswitch-oversyllabic nucleussyllabic peaksyllablesynchronizationsyncretismsyndicationsyneresissynthesistakeovertaking intaking-intie uptie-uptimingtolerancetolerationtransformationtransittransitiontransition soundtriphthongturning intounificationunionusing upvelarvocablevocalicvocoidvoicevoiced soundvoiceless soundvoicingvolte facevolte-facevowelwastagewastewastefulnesswasting awaywearing awaywearing downweddingwhole
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7 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
5 entriesderived
20 entriesYorkshire assimilationantiassimilationanticipatory assimilationassimilationalassimilationismassimilationistbenevolent assimilationbioassimilationdisassimilationlanguage assimilationleft-to-right assimilationmalassimilationnonassimilationobliterative assimilationperseverative assimilationphotoassimilation
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has context
3 entriesis a
5 entriesrelated to
16 entriesTranslations
97 translations across 38 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- asimilim noun (phonology: sound change process)
- përngjashmim noun (phonology: sound change process)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀφομοίωσις noun (act or state)
Arabic
2 entries- تَمَاثُل noun (phonology: sound change process)
- مُمَاثَلَة noun (phonology: sound change process)
Armenian
1 entries- առնմանություն noun (phonology: sound change process)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- uyuşma noun (phonology: sound change process)
Breton
1 entries- heñveladur noun (phonology: sound change process)
Bulgarian
4 entries- асимилация noun (act or state)
- поглъщане noun (act or state)
- поглъщане noun (metabolic conversion)
- усвояване noun (metabolic conversion)
Catalan
1 entries- assimilació noun (act or state)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 同化 noun (act or state)
- 同化 noun (metabolic conversion)
- 同化作用 noun (metabolic conversion)
- 同化作用 noun (phonology: sound change process)
Danish
2 entries- assimilation noun (adoption of dominant culture)
- assimilering noun (act or state)
Finnish
4 entries- assimilaatio noun (act or state)
- assimilaatio noun (phonology: sound change process)
- assimiloituminen noun (act or state)
- imeyttäminen noun (act or state)
French
1 entries- assimilation noun (phonology: sound change process)
Galician
1 entries- asimilación noun (act or state)
Georgian
2 entries- ასიმილაცია noun (phonology: sound change process)
- დამსგავსება noun (phonology: sound change process)
German
4 entries- Angleichung noun (act or state)
- Angleichung noun (metabolic conversion)
- Assimilation noun (act or state)
- Assimilation noun (metabolic conversion)
Greek
4 entries- αφομοίωση noun (act or state)
- αφομοίωση noun (metabolic conversion)
- αφομοίωση noun (absorption of new ideas)
- αφομοίωση noun (phonology: sound change process)
Hungarian
2 entries- asszimiláció noun (adoption of dominant culture)
- hasonulás noun (phonology: sound change process)
Indonesian
4 entries- asimilasi noun (act or state)
- asimilasi noun (metabolic conversion)
- asimilasi noun (phonology: sound change process)
- asimilasi noun (adoption of dominant culture)
Irish
1 entries- comhshamhlú noun (phonology: sound change process)
Japanese
2 entries- 同化 noun (act or state)
- 同化 noun (metabolic conversion)
Kazakh
3 entries- ассимиляция noun (phonology: sound change process)
- ықпал noun (phonology: sound change process)
- ықпал noun (adoption of dominant culture)
Korean
3 entries- 동화 noun (act or state)
- 동화 noun (metabolic conversion)
- 동화 noun (phonology: sound change process)
Macedonian
1 entries- едначење по звучност noun (phonology: sound change process)
Nepali
1 entries- समीभवन noun (phonology: sound change process)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- assimilering noun (act or state)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- assimilering noun (act or state)
Occitan
1 entries- assimilacion noun (act or state)
Persian
1 entries- همگونی noun (phonology: sound change process)
Polish
4 entries- asymilacja noun (act or state)
- asymilacja noun (metabolic conversion)
- asymilacja noun (absorption of new ideas)
- asymilacja noun (phonology: sound change process)
Portuguese
3 entries- assimilação noun (act or state)
- assimilação noun (metabolic conversion)
- assimilação noun (phonology: sound change process)
Romanian
2 entries- asimilare noun (act or state)
- asimilație noun (act or state)
Russian
3 entries- ассимиля́ция noun (act or state)
- ассимиля́ция noun (phonology: sound change process)
- усвое́ние noun (metabolic conversion)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- asimilácija noun (act or state)
- asimilácija noun (metabolic conversion)
Spanish
1 entries- asimilación noun (act or state)
Tagalog
1 entries- paghiangay noun (metabolic conversion)
Turkish
1 entries- asimilasyon noun (act or state)
Vietnamese
2 entries- đồng hoá noun (act or state)
- đồng hoá noun (phonology: sound change process)
Welsh
2 entries- cymathiad noun (phonology: sound change process)
- cymhathiad noun (phonology: sound change process)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Mountain and desert Berbers resisted assimilation.
Source: tatoeba (8146789)
Algerians don't want cultural assimilation with Western nations.
Source: tatoeba (10109911)
Instead of choosing between tolerance and assimilation, what we really need are respect and acceptance of differences.
Source: tatoeba (10114716)
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