similate
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dissimilate — intransitive verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: dis + similate (as in assimilate) Date: 1841 to undergo dissimilation • dissimilatory adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
dissimilate — dissimilative, adj. dissimilatory /di sim euh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /di sim euh layt /, v.t., dissimilated, dissimilating. Phonet. to modify by dissimilation. [1835 45; DIS 1 + (AS)SIMILATE] * * * … Universalium
dissimilate — dis•sim•i•late [[t]dɪˈsɪm əˌleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) phn to modify (a sound) by dissimilation 2) phn (of a sound) to become modified by dissimilation • Etymology: 1835–45; dis I+ (as ) similate dis•sim′i•la tive, adj. dis•sim′i•la•to ry… … From formal English to slang
dissimilate — [di sim′ə lāt΄] vt. dissimilated, dissimilating [ DIS + (AS)SIMILATE] 1. to make dissimilar 2. to cause to undergo dissimilation vi. to become dissimilar dissimilative adj … English World dictionary
