Dissimilate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities

make dissimilar; cause to become less similar

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈʌstɔːɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɪmɪlˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɪmɪlˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈʌstɔːɹ/.

Examples

These consonants dissimilate
These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

assimilate

Parts of Speech

verb	become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities “These consonants dissimilate”
verb	make dissimilar; cause to become less similar
verb	become dissimilar or less similar “These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time”

Word Forms

dissimilation

noun

a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

dissimilieren

durch Veränderung der Klangqualitäten unähnlich werden

🇫🇷French

dissimiler

devenir différent en changeant les qualités sonores

🇪🇸Spanish

asimilar

volverse diferentes al cambiar las cualidades del sonido

🇮🇹Italian

dissimilare

diventare dissimili modificando le qualità del suono

🇳🇱Dutch

dissimileren

verschillend worden door de geluidskwaliteiten te veranderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

dissimular

tornam-se diferentes alterando as qualidades sonoras

🇷🇺Russian

рассеивать

стать непохожими, изменив звуковые качества

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विभेद करना

ध्वनि गुणों को बदलकर असमान हो जाते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্ছিন্ন করা

শব্দ গুণাবলী পরিবর্তন করে ভিন্ন হয়ে ওঠে

🇮🇳Tamil

வேறுபடுத்தி

ஒலி குணங்களை மாற்றுவதன் மூலம் வேறுபட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

అసమానత

ధ్వని లక్షణాలను మార్చడం ద్వారా అసమానంగా మారతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

विसर्जित करणे

ध्वनी गुण बदलून भिन्न व्हा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિખેરી નાખવું

અવાજના ગુણોને બદલીને ભિન્ન બનવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮಾನಗೊಳಿಸು

ಧ್ವನಿ ಗುಣಗಳನ್ನು ಬದಲಾಯಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಭಿನ್ನವಾಗಿರುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭിന്നിപ്പിക്കുക

ശബ്‌ദ ഗുണങ്ങൾ മാറ്റുന്നതിലൂടെ സമാനതകളില്ല

🇵🇰Urdu

الگ کرنا

صوتی خصوصیات کو تبدیل کرکے مختلف بنیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

异化

通过改变音质而变得不同

🇯🇵Japanese

異化する

音質を変えると似なくなる

🇰🇷Korean

동화되다

음질을 변경하여 유사하지 않게 됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm tiêu tan

trở nên khác biệt bằng cách thay đổi chất lượng âm thanh

🇹🇭Thai

กระจายออกไป

แตกต่างไปจากการเปลี่ยนคุณภาพเสียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

berasimilasi

menjadi berbeda dengan mengubah kualitas suara

🇵🇭Filipino

magkahiwa-hiwalay

maging hindi magkatulad sa pamamagitan ng pagbabago ng mga katangian ng tunog

🇲🇾Malay

mencerai-beraikan

menjadi tidak serupa dengan mengubah kualiti bunyi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتبدد

تصبح مختلفة عن طريق تغيير الصفات الصوتية

🇮🇷Persian

متمایز کردن

با تغییر کیفیت صدا متفاوت می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

farklılaştırmak

ses niteliklerini değiştirerek farklılaşın

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתפזר

להיות שונה על ידי שינוי איכויות הצליל

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The primary meaning of 'dissimilate' is 'become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities'.

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