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dissimilate
[ dih-sim-uh-leyt ]
verb (used with object)
, Phonetics.
, dis·sim·i·lat·ed, dis·sim·i·lat·ing.
- to modify by dissimilation.
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
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Derived Forms
- disˈsimilatory, adjective
- disˈsimilative, adjective
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Other Words From
- dis·simi·lative adjective
- dis·sim·i·la·to·ry [dih-, sim, -, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dissimilate1
First recorded in 1835–45; dis- 1 + (as)similate
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dissimilate1
C19: from dis- 1+ assimilate
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Example Sentences
“I just think you’re dissimilating when you say that any ruling here wouldn’t have an effect on those.”
From New York Times
In Sansom we have Samson assimilated to Samson and then dissimilated.
From Project Gutenberg
In this case one of the two lip consonants has been dissimilated.
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The dissimilating process seems to bring about stronger reactions on the physiological side, as if it were a more exciting process.
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And whenever it becomes like and unlike it must be assimilated and dissimilated?
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