dissimilate

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dissimilate

/dɪˈsɪmɪleɪt/

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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.

verb dissimilates · dissimilating · dissimilated

rare, transitive To make dissimilar or unlike.
intransitive, rare To become dissimilar or unlike.

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verb make dissimilar

Français	dissimiler, distinguer, différentier

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@misc{dissimilate_2026,
  title = {dissimilate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dissimilate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}