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dissimilate

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11
Pronunciation
/dɪˈsɪmɪleɪt/

Definition of dissimilate

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (rare, transitive)To make dissimilar or unlike.
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verb

  1. (rare, transitive)To make dissimilar or unlike.
  2. (intransitive, rare)To become dissimilar or unlike.

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Etymology

First attested in 1841; borrowed from Medieval Latin dissimilātus, perfect passive participle of dissimilō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), hypercorrected form of Classical Latin dissimulō, from dis- + simulō, from similis (“similar, the same as”); the vocalism was perhaps influenced by assimilate, compare dissimulate. Cognate with French dissimiler; doublet of dissemble, dissimulate, and dissimule.

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