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dissimilatory

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dis⋅sim⋅i⋅late

[di-sim-uh-leyt]
–verb (used with object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing. Phonetics.
to modify by dissimilation.

Origin:
1835–45; dis- 1 + (as)similate


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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