dissonate

dissonate: verb

1. be dissonant or harsh

- The violins in this piece dissonated disturbingly

• Derivationally related forms: ↑dissonant

• Hypernyms: ↑sound

• Verb Frames:

- Something ——s

2. cause to sound harsh and unpleasant

• Syn: ↑disharmonize

• Derivationally related forms: ↑dissonant, ↑dissonance

• Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alter, ↑modify

• Verb Frames:

- Somebody ——s something

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dissonate — verb /dɪsoneɪt/ a) To be dissonant. b) To cause dissonance (in all senses) … Wiktionary
disharmonize — verb cause to sound harsh and unpleasant • Syn: ↑dissonate • Derivationally related forms: ↑dissonant (for: ↑dissonate), ↑dissonance (for: ↑dissonate) … Useful english dictionary
dissonance — noun 1. a conflict of people s opinions or actions or characters • Syn: ↑disagreement, ↑dissension • Ant: ↑agreement (for: ↑disagreement) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary

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