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acculturation collapse: the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure; all the knowledge and values shared by a society

nationalization collapse: changing something from private to state ownership or control; the action of rendering national in character; the action of forming or becoming a nation

naturalization collapse: changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words"; the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous; the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship; the quality of being brought into conformity with nature

adoption collapse: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"; a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)

admission collapse: the act of admitting someone to enter; "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic"; an acknowledgment of the truth of something

affiliation collapse: the act of becoming formally connected or joined; "welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university"; a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"

ana collapse: a collection of anecdotes about a person or place; mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu

assimilation collapse: in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance; a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound; the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another; the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family

dossier collapse: a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person's record)

oldness collapse: the quality of being old; the opposite of newness; the opposite of youngness

discourtesy collapse: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others; a manner that is rude and insulting

adopt collapse: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"; take up and practice as one's own; choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

naturalize collapse: make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year"; make more natural or lifelike; adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"; explain with reference to nature

dotage collapse: mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations

longevity collapse: the property of being long-lived; duration of service; "her longevity as a star"; "had unusual longevity in the company"

sociability collapse: the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows

parchment collapse: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on; a superior paper resembling sheepskin

courtesy collapse: a courteous or respectful or considerate act; a courteous manner; a courteous or respectful or considerate remark

nationality collapse: people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation; "immigrants of the same nationality often seek each other out"; "such images define their sense of nationality"; the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization

document collapse: anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks; writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature); a written account of ownership or obligation; support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?"; record in detail; "The parents documented every step of their child's development"

ax collapse: an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle; terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it"

admit collapse: declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"; allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"; allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club"; serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"; give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard"; afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"

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