dissimilate

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈsɪmɪleɪt/

Verb

dissimilate (third-person singular simple present dissimilates, present participle dissimilating, simple past and past participle dissimilated)

1. (rare, transitive) To make dissimilar or unlike.
2. (rare, intransitive) To become dissimilar or unlike.

Derived terms

• dissimilation
• dissimilator

Related terms

• assimilate
• dissemble
• dissimulation

Translations

make dissimilar

• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} правя различен (pravja različen)
• French: dissimiler (fr), distinguer (fr), différentier (fr)
• Hungarian: elhasonít

become dissimilar

• Hungarian: elhasonul (hu)

Anagrams

• dismalities