dissimilate

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de rendre ou de devenir différent ou dissemblable ; changer afin de devenir distinct.

A verb used to indicate the act of making or becoming different or unlike; to change so as to be dissimilar.

1. Become phonetically differentC2formal

   To change the sound qualities of a speech sound so that it becomes less similar to a neighboring sound.

   se dissimiler (en phonétique)

   • In some dialects, the 'r' sound dissimilates from the following 'l'.
   • The two consonants dissimilated over time, making the word easier to pronounce.
   • Linguists observed how the sounds dissimilated in the evolution of the language.

   Antonymesassimilate

2. Make less similarC2formal

   To cause something to become less similar or to differentiate.

   Rendre moins similaire

   • The new policy dissimilates the two departments' functions.
   • Cultural changes dissimilated the traditions of the neighboring tribes.
   • The artist's style dissimilated from the mainstream over the years.

   Synonymesdifferentiatediscriminatedissociatedistinguishseparateset apart

   Antonymesassimilateunify

3. C2formal

   To become less similar or to diverge in characteristics.

   Devenir moins similaire, diverger

   • The two species dissimilated after being separated by the mountain range.
   • Their opinions dissimilated as they gained more experience.
   • The dialects dissimilated from the original language over centuries.

   Synonymesdifferentiatedivergepartseparate

   Antonymesassimilateconverge