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dissimilate

[ dih-sim-uh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

, Phonetics.
, dis·sim·i·lat·ed, dis·sim·i·lat·ing.
  1. to modify by dissimilation.


dissimilate

/ dɪˈsɪmɪˌleɪt /

verb

  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


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Derived Forms

  • disˈsimilative, adjective
  • disˈsimilatory, adjective

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Other Words From

  • dis·simi·lative 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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