n.
1.the state of being assimilated
2.the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
3.the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
4.a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound
5.the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
6.in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
Idiom of the Day
see stars
to think that one is seeing stars as a result of being hit on the head
When I was hit by the opposing player I fell to the ground and began to see stars.