absorption vs Westernization

Westernization vs absorption

absorption and Westernization both are nouns.

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

As nouns, Westernization is a hyponym of absorption; that is, Westernization is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than absorption:

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

Other hyponyms of absorption include Americanisation, Americanization, Anglicisation, Anglicization, Europeanisation, Europeanization, Westernisation.

absorption (noun)	Westernization (noun)
the mental state of being preoccupied by something	assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization
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 absorption and Westernization

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