Verb
- 1. dissimilate, change
- usage: become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities; "These consonants dissimilate"
- 2. dissimilate, change, alter, modify
- usage: make dissimilar; cause to become less similar
- 3. dissimilate, change
- usage: become dissimilar or less similar; "These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time"
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