 dissimilate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] make dissimilar; cause to become less similar | |
| Related terms: | assimilate change | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (phonetics) become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities; of phonetics | |
| Examples: | "These consonants dissimilate" |
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| Related terms: | assimilate change phonetics | |
| 3. | [ verb ] become dissimilar or less similar | |
| Examples: | "These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time" |
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| Related terms: | assimilate change differentiate dissimilation | |
| Similar spelling: |
dissimulate dissimilar dissimilation dissimulative dissimilitude dissimilarity dissimulation dissimulating dismally |
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