- The act or process of assimilating or bringing to a
resemblance, likeness, or identity; also, the state of being so
assimilated; as, the assimilation of one sound to another. - The conversion of nutriment into the fluid or solid
substance of the body, by the processes of digestion and absorption,
whether in plants or animals.
Assimilation Assimilation occurs when one organization willingly gives up its culture and is absorbed by the culture of the acquirer or the dominant partner.