dissimilate

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities
    make dissimilar; cause to become less similar
    become dissimilar or less similar

Word Origin

dissimilate (v.)
"make different," 1821, from dis- + Latin similis on model of assimilate. Related: Dissimilated; dissimilating; dissimilation (1806).

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