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dissimilate

[dih-sim-uh-leyt]

verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing. Phonetics.

to modify by dissimilation.

Origin:
1835–45; dis-¹ + (as)similate

Related forms

dis·sim·i·la·tive, adjective

dis·sim·i·la·to·ry

[dih-sim-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective

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dissimilate (dɪˈsɪmɪˌleɪt)

—vb
1.	to make or become dissimilar
2.	(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

[C19: from dis-¹ + assimilate]

dis'similative

—*adj*

dis'similatory

—*adj*

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