dissimilate

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Sinonieme

differentiate

Vertalings

dissimilar

dissimiler

ανομοιώνω

différentier

distinguer

dissimilare

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/dɪˈsɪmɪleɪt/

Etimologie (Engels)

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.