the act or process of assimilating; state or condition of being assimilated.

Physiology . the conversion of absorbed food into the substance of the body.

Botany . the total process of plant nutrition, including photosynthesis and the absorption of raw materials.

Sociology . the merging of cultural traits from previously distinct cultural groups, not involving biological amalgamation.

Phonetics . the act or process by which a sound becomes identical with or similar to a neighboring sound in one or more defining characteristics, as place of articulation, voice or voicelessness, or manner of articulation, as in

noun

digestion , inhalation , soaking up , consumption , ingestion , taking in , adaptation , acclimatization , conformity , acculturation , orientation , settling in , familiarization