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assimilation

英/ɐsˌɪmɪlˈeɪʃən/
美/əˌsɪməˈɫeɪʃən/
01n.

同化, 同化作用, 吸收

the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family; the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another; the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion