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dis·sim·i·late 
[di-sim-uh-leyt] Pronunciation Key
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[di-sim-uh-leyt] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing. Phonetics.
| to modify by dissimilation. |
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dis·sim·i·la·tive, adjective
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| dis·sim·i·late
(dĭ-sĭm'ə-lāt') Pronunciation Key
v. dis·sim·i·lat·ed, dis·sim·i·lat·ing, dis·sim·i·lates v. tr.
v. intr.
[dis- + (as)similate.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| dissimilate | |
verb | |
| 1. | become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities; "These consonants dissimilate" [ant: assimilate] |
| 2. | make dissimilar; cause to become less similar [ant: assimilate] |
| 3. | become dissimilar or less similar; "These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time" [ant: assimilate] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Dissimilate
Dis*sim"i*late\, v. t. To render dissimilar.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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