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dissimilate
dis·sim·i·late D0289100 (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.]dissimilate (dɪˈsɪmɪˌleɪt) vb1. to make or become dissimilar2. (Phonetics & Phonology) (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[C19: from dis-1 + assimilate] disˈsimilative adj disˈsimilatory adjdis•sim•i•late (dɪˈsɪm əˌleɪt)
v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t. 1. to modify (a sound) by dissimilation. v.i. 2. (of a sound) to become modified by dissimilation. [1835–45; dis-1 + (as) similate] dis•sim′i•la`tive, adj. dis•sim′i•la•to`ry (-ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj. dissimilate
Past participle: dissimilated
Gerund: dissimilating
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| dissimilate | | dissimilate |
| Present |
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| I dissimilate | | you dissimilate | | he/she/it dissimilates | | we dissimilate | | you dissimilate | | they dissimilate |
| Preterite |
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| I dissimilated | | you dissimilated | | he/she/it dissimilated | | we dissimilated | | you dissimilated | | they dissimilated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am dissimilating | | you are dissimilating | | he/she/it is dissimilating | | we are dissimilating | | you are dissimilating | | they are dissimilating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have dissimilated | | you have dissimilated | | he/she/it has dissimilated | | we have dissimilated | | you have dissimilated | | they have dissimilated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was dissimilating | | you were dissimilating | | he/she/it was dissimilating | | we were dissimilating | | you were dissimilating | | they were dissimilating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had dissimilated | | you had dissimilated | | he/she/it had dissimilated | | we had dissimilated | | you had dissimilated | | they had dissimilated |
| Future |
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| I will dissimilate | | you will dissimilate | | he/she/it will dissimilate | | we will dissimilate | | you will dissimilate | | they will dissimilate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have dissimilated | | you will have dissimilated | | he/she/it will have dissimilated | | we will have dissimilated | | you will have dissimilated | | they will have dissimilated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be dissimilating | | you will be dissimilating | | he/she/it will be dissimilating | | we will be dissimilating | | you will be dissimilating | | they will be dissimilating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been dissimilating | | you have been dissimilating | | he/she/it has been dissimilating | | we have been dissimilating | | you have been dissimilating | | they have been dissimilating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been dissimilating | | you will have been dissimilating | | he/she/it will have been dissimilating | | we will have been dissimilating | | you will have been dissimilating | | they will have been dissimilating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been dissimilating | | you had been dissimilating | | he/she/it had been dissimilating | | we had been dissimilating | | you had been dissimilating | | they had been dissimilating |
| Conditional |
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| I would dissimilate | | you would dissimilate | | he/she/it would dissimilate | | we would dissimilate | | you would dissimilate | | they would dissimilate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have dissimilated | | you would have dissimilated | | he/she/it would have dissimilated | | we would have dissimilated | | you would have dissimilated | | they would have dissimilated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | dissimilate - become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities; "These consonants dissimilate"phonetics - the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysischange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"assimilate - become similar in sound; "The nasal assimilates to the following consonant" | | 2. | dissimilate - make dissimilar; cause to become less similaralter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"assimilate - make similar; "This country assimilates immigrants very quickly" | | 3. | dissimilate - become dissimilar or less similar; "These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"differentiate - become distinct and acquire a different characterassimilate - become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly" |
EncyclopediaSeeDissimilationdissimilate
Antonyms for dissimilateverb become dissimilar by changing the sound qualitiesRelated WordsAntonymsverb make dissimilarRelated WordsAntonymsverb become dissimilar or less similarRelated WordsAntonyms |