dissimilate
[ dih-sim-uh-leyt ]
/ dɪˈsɪm əˌleɪt /
verb (used with object), dis·sim·i·lat·ed, dis·sim·i·lat·ing. Phonetics.
to modify by dissimilation.
Origin of dissimilate
First recorded in 1835–45;
dis-1 +
(as)similate
OTHER WORDS FROM dissimilate
dis·sim·i·la·tive, adjective dis·sim·i·la·to·ry [dih-sim-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /dɪˈsɪm ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveWords nearby dissimilate
dissident,
dissidents,
dissilient,
dissimilar,
dissimilarity,
dissimilate,
dissimilation,
dissimilitude,
dissimulate,
dissimulation,
dissipate
British Dictionary definitions for dissimilate
dissimilate
/ (dɪˈsɪmɪˌleɪt) /
verb
to make or become dissimilar
(usually foll by to) phonetics
to change or displace (a consonant) or (of a consonant) to be changed to or displaced by (another consonant) so that its manner of articulation becomes less similar to a speech sound in the same word. Thus (r) in the final syllable of French marbre is dissimilated to (l) in its English form marble
Derived forms of dissimilate
dissimilative, adjective dissimilatory, adjectiveWord Origin for dissimilate
C19: from
dis-
1 +
assimilate