dissimilate

• 表示使某事物变得不同或不相似的动词；指发生变化而变得不一样。

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.

   异化

   • 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.

   反义词assimilate

2. Make less similarC2formal

   To cause something to become less similar or to differentiate.

   使不同

   • 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.

   同义词differentiatediscriminatedissociatedistinguishseparateset apart

   反义词assimilateunify

3. C2formal

   To become less similar or to diverge in characteristics.

   变得不相似

   • 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.

   同义词differentiatedivergepartseparate

   反义词assimilateconverge