dissimilate in English

verb
1
change (a sound in a word) in order to be unlike the sounds near it.
in “pilgrim,” from Latin “peregrinus,” the first “r” is dissimilated to “l.”

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "dissimilate" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "dissimilate", or refer to the context using the word "dissimilate" in the English Dictionary.

1. Acculturate definition: assimilate culturally synonyms: detribalise, detribalize, assimilate antonyms: dissimilate, stay, change, alter

2. Allegorize definition: make into an allegory synonyms: change, allegorise, modify, alter antonyms: stiffen, decrease, tune, dissimilate, detransitivize

3. Anglicise definition: make English in appearance synonyms: adapt, accommodate, anglicize antonyms: stay, disobey, dissimilate, blur

4. Allegorise definition: make into an allegory synonyms: allegorize, change, modify, alter antonyms: stiffen, decrease, tune, dissimilate, detransitivize

5. Alchemize definition: alter (elements) by alchemy synonyms: change, alchemise, modify, alter antonyms: stiffen, decrease, tune, dissimilate, detransitivize

6. Allegorize definition: make into an allegory synonyms: change, Allegorise, modify, alter antonyms: stiffen, decrease, tune, dissimilate, detransitivize

7. Americanize definition: make American in character synonyms: change, Americanise, modify, alter antonyms: tune, dissimilate, detransitivize, focus, wet

8. Contribute definition: Contribute to some cause synonyms: give, kick in, chip in, combine antonyms: stiffen, decrease, tune, dissimilate, detransitivize