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dissimilate

[ dih-sim-uh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

Phonetics.
dissimilated, dissimilating.
  1. to modify by dissimilation.


dissimilate

/ ɪˈɪɪˌɪ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 徱ˈٴǰ, adjective
  • 徱ˈپ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • 徱·i·t adjective
  • 徱····ٴ· [dih-, sim, -, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of dissimilate1

First recorded in 1835–45; dis- 1 + (as)similate
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of dissimilate1

C19: from dis- 1+ assimilate
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Example Sentences

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“I just think you’re dissimilating when you say that any ruling here wouldn’t have an effect on those.”

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In Sansom we have Samson assimilated to Samson and then dissimilated.

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In this case one of the two lip consonants has been dissimilated.

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The dissimilating process seems to bring about stronger reactions on the physiological side, as if it were a more exciting process.

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And whenever it becomes like and unlike it must be assimilated and dissimilated?

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