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dissimilate

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dis⋅sim⋅i⋅late

  [di-sim-uh-leyt]
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–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  [di-sim-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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dis·sim·i·late   (dĭ-sĭm'ə-lāt')   
v.   dis·sim·i·lat·ed, dis·sim·i·lat·ing, dis·sim·i·lates

v.   tr.

  1. To make unlike or dissimilar.

  2. Linguistics To cause to undergo dissimilation.

v.   intr.

  1. To become unlike or dissimilar.

  2. Linguistics To undergo dissimilation.


[dis- + (as)similate.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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