Definitions
in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
Word origin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin assimilatio. By surface analysis, assimilate + -ion.
Used in a sentence
“--France swarms with Gracchus's and Publicolas, who by imaginary assimilations of acts, which a change of manners has rendered different, fancy themselves more than equal to their prototypes.”
“His work generally is full of assimilations and quotations from art that is not Mexican, and he's said, "Nationalism has nothing to do with my work.”
“We have great need to be careful in these assimilations; some kinds of food are rich but not easily digested.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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