English-Dutch translations for assimilation

• assimilatie
  Dit is niet zozeer integratie, maar eerder assimilatie. This is not so much integration as assimilation.
  Dit leidt tot het tegendeel van aanpassing en assimilatie. It will lead to the opposite of adaptation and assimilation.
  Waar we echter duidelijk over moeten zijn is dat integratie niet hetzelfde is als assimilatie. What we should be clear about is that it does not mean assimilation.

Definition of assimilation

• The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated
• The metabolic conversion of nutrients into tissue
• The absorption of new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
• The adoption, by a minority group, of the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture

Related words

• liaison
• mutation
• rendaku
• sandhi