DISSIMILATE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • become dissimilar or less similar
   Usage Example(s)
   • These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time
   Hypernyms(s) dissimilate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • assimilate (what does assimilate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • differentiate (what does differentiate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dissimilation (what does dissimilation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • make dissimilar
   • cause to become less similar
   Hypernyms(s) dissimilate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • assimilate (what does assimilate mean?)
3. Meaning
   • become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities
   Usage Example(s)
   • These consonants dissimilate
   Hypernyms(s) dissimilate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • assimilate (what does assimilate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dissimilation (what does dissimilation mean?)