Dissimilate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dissimilate \Dis*sim"i*late\, v. t.
     To render dissimilar.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  dissimilate
       v 1: become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities; "These
            consonants dissimilate" [ant: {assimilate}]
       2: make dissimilar; cause to become less similar [ant: {assimilate}]
       3: become dissimilar or less similar; "These two related tribes
          of people gradually dissimilated over time" [ant: {assimilate}]