assimilation
noun
[ əsɪmɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.
• "the assimilation of the knowledge of the Greeks"
• the absorption and digestion of food or nutrients by the body or any biological system.
• "nitrate assimilation usually takes place in leaves"
• the process of becoming similar to something.
• "Watson was ready to work for the assimilation of Scots law to English law where he thought it was justified"
