assimilations
Processes of blending
Assimilations are acts or processes of absorbing something into a larger whole.
The word applies across domains: a culture assimilates immigrants, a body assimilates nutrients, a mind assimilates new information.
In linguistics, assimilation is when a sound becomes more like a neighboring sound—the "n" in "input" shifting toward "m" before the "p." The assimilations of conquered peoples into the empire took generations.
Of speech sound patterns
- regressiveReverting to earlier stages
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- nasalOf the nose
- voicingExpressing aloud
consonant · vowel · elision · dissimilation · nasalization · phonetics · phonology · articulation
Adopting another group's customs
- integrationCombining into a whole
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- incorporationForming a legal entity
melting-pot · multiculturalism · pluralism · inclusion · belonging · identity · ethnicity · heritage
Corporate combination
- amalgamationUniting into one
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- fusionJoining into unity
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
blending · unification · coalescence · integration · harmonization · melding · confluence · homogenization
Bodily food breakdown
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- uptakeAbsorption or understanding
ingestion · enzymes · intestinal · processing · breakdown · conversion · biosynthesis · incorporation
phonological
Of speech sound patterns
- regressiveReverting to earlier stages
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- nasalOf the nose
voicing · consonant · vowel · elision · dissimilation · nasalization · phonetics · phonology · articulation · speech
acculturation
Adopting another group's customs
- integrationCombining into a whole
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- absorptionProcess of taking in
incorporation · melting-pot · multiculturalism · pluralism · inclusion · belonging · identity · ethnicity · heritage · customs
merger
Corporate combination
- amalgamationUniting into one
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- fusionJoining into unity
synthesis · blending · unification · coalescence · integration · harmonization · melding · confluence · homogenization · combining
digestion
Bodily food breakdown
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
uptake · ingestion · enzymes · intestinal · processing · breakdown · conversion · biosynthesis · incorporation · utilization
assimilationssegregations
Acts of setting apart
separations · isolations · exclusions · apartheid · expulsions
assimilationsaccommodations
Places providing temporary residence
rejections · dissociations · expulsions · cognitive dissonance
assimilationsexcretions
Expelled bodily waste
expulsions · rejections · eliminations · catabolism · discharges
- forced assimilationCompelled cultural absorption
- cultural assimilationAdopting another group's norms
- immigrant assimilationNewcomers adopting local customs
- assimilation policyEnforced cultural absorption mandate
- assimilation policiesForced adoption of dominant culture
- social assimilationMerging into prevailing culture