dissimilate

2 definitions found

dissimilate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

dissimilate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]