The act of an individual, group or nation assimilating to the culture of immigrant populations rather than the immigrant populations assimilating to the culture of the host nation.
Guy 1. "When Abdul and his family moved into the street we thought they may like to join in and be a part of our community. Instead some of our liberal neighbors converted to Islam and now demonize what is left of our community."
Guy 2. "Yeah well, that's reverse assimilation for you.."
A combination of noun and verb describing the simultaneous action of changing to and state of being latex. Of or having the quality of being covered in latex. Coined by Mike Watson February 1, 2010.
Absorption of a minority group within a larger population; distinct from integration in that it implies a loss of cultural identity and ultimately of individuality. Usually relates to the pressure on immigrants to conform to the expectations of the mass culture in their new country. More recently applied to the aggressive subjugation of races by the Borg, and hence to a person joining a large faceless group of stupid people.
asimulate, makes reference to specific measures which are put into place, so to substitute or replace the native cultural and social norms of a society, with a foreign one.