"dissimilate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /dɪˈsɪmɪleɪt/ Forms: dissimilates [present, singular, third-person], dissimilating [participle, present], dissimilated [participle, past], dissimilated [past]
Etymology: From dis- + Latin similis (“like”), modelled on assimilate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis}} dis- +, {{uder|en|la|similis||like}} Latin similis (“like”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} dissimilate (third-person singular simple present dissimilates, present participle dissimilating, simple past and past participle dissimilated)
  1. (rare, transitive) To make dissimilar or unlike. Tags: rare, transitive Translations (make dissimilar): dissimiler (French), distinguer (French), différentier (French), elhasonít (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-dissimilate-en-verb-w6Px5InP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 50 50 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'make dissimilar': 71 29
  2. (rare, intransitive) To become dissimilar or unlike. Tags: intransitive, rare Translations (become dissimilar): elhasonul (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-dissimilate-en-verb-kebHPeH- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 50 50 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'become dissimilar': 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dissimilator

Inflected forms

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