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As*sim`i*la"tion (&unr_;), n. [L. assimilatio: cf. F. assimilation.] 1. 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.
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To aspire to an assimilation with God. Dr. H. More.
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The assimilation of gases and vapors. Sir J. Herschel.
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2. (Physiol.) 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.
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Not conversing the body, not repairing it by assimilation, but preserving it by ventilation. Sir T. Browne.
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&hand_; The term assimilation has been limited by some to the final process by which the nutritive matter of the blood is converted into the substance of the tissues and organs.
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