assimilation

n [U] 1 process of assimilating or being assimilated （被）吸收或同化的过程. 2 (phonetics 语音) change in a speech sound when it becomes similar to another speech sound next to it 同化（一个语音受相邻语音影响而产生与之相同或相似的变化）.

assertion, assertive, assertively, assertiveness, assess, assessment, assessor, asset, asset-stripping, asseverate, asseveration, assiduity, assiduous, assiduously, assign, assignable, assignation, assigned, assignment, assimilate, assist, assist in, assist sb. in sth., assist sb. with sth., assistance, assistant, assize, Assoc (also assoc), associate, associate...with, associated, association, associative, assonance, assort, assorted, assortment, Asst (also asst), assuage, assume,