| VERB | change | dissimilate | become dissimilar / dissimilar by changing the sound qualities |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | dissimilate | make dissimilar / dissimilar | |
| change | dissimilate | become dissimilar / dissimilar or less similar |
| Meaning | Become dissimilar / dissimilar by changing the sound qualities. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "These consonants dissimilate" | |
| Category | phonetics | The branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Opposite | assimilate | Become similar in sound |
| Spanish | disimilar | |
| Catalan | dissimilar | |
| Nouns | dissimilation | a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other |
| Meaning | make dissimilar / dissimilar; cause to become less similar. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Opposite | assimilate | make similar |
| Spanish | hacer disímil | |
| Catalan | dissimilar | |
| Meaning | Become dissimilar / dissimilar or less similar. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time" | |
| Narrower | differentiate | Become distinct and acquire a different character |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Opposite | assimilate | Become similar to one's environment |
| Spanish | disimilar | |
| Catalan | dissimilar | |
| Nouns | dissimilation | a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other |
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