Kata bahasa Indonesia
English word
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb has 3 senses
- dissimilate(v = verb.change) - become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities; "These consonants dissimilate"
- dissimilate(v = verb.change) - make dissimilar; cause to become less similar;
- dissimilate(v = verb.change) - become dissimilar or less similar; "These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time"
Antonym: assimilate
Derived form noun dissimilation1
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Antonym: assimilate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
Antonym: assimilate
Derived form noun dissimilation1
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
OXFORD DICTIONARY
, v. (often foll. by to) Phonet.
1 tr. change (a sound or sounds in a word) to another when the word originally had the same sound repeated, as in cinnamon, orig. cinnamom.
2 intr. (of a sound) be changed in this way.
1 tr. change (a sound or sounds in a word) to another when the word originally had the same sound repeated, as in cinnamon, orig. cinnamom.
2 intr. (of a sound) be changed in this way.
Derivative
dissimilation n. dissimilatory adj.
Etymology
L dissimilis (as DIS-, similis like), after assimilate