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dissimilate
[ dih-sim-uh-leyt ]
verb (used with object)
, Phonetics.
, dis·sim·i·lat·ed, dis·sim·i·lat·ing.
- to modify by dissimilation.
dissimilate
/ dɪˈsɪmɪˌleɪt /
verb
- to make or become dissimilar
- 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
- disˈsimilatory, adjective
- disˈsimilative, adjective
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Other Words From
- dis·simi·lative 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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