Westernization vs absorption

absorption vs Westernization

Westernization and absorption both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Westernization	Yes	No	No	No
absorption	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, absorption is a hypernym of Westernization; that is, absorption is a word with a broader meaning than Westernization:

Westernization: assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization
absorption: the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

Other hypernyms of Westernization include assimilation.

Westernization (noun)	absorption (noun)
assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization	the mental state of being preoccupied by something
	complete attention; intense mental effort
	(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
	the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
	(physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
	the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

Difference between Westernization and absorption

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