dissimilate has definitions from the field of phonetics
1
[ verb ] make dissimilar; cause to become less similar

Related terms

assimilate change

2
[ verb ] (phonetics) become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities; of phonetics

Examples

"These consonants dissimilate"

Related terms

assimilate change phonetics

3
[ verb ] become dissimilar or less similar

Examples

"These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time"

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