dissimilate

Verb
  1. Become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities (synset 200160820)
    "These consonants dissimilate"
    referred to in: phonetics - the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  2. Make dissimilar;
    Cause to become less similar (synset 200160688)
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  3. Become dissimilar or less similar (synset 200160461)
    "These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time"
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
    subtypes: differentiate - become distinct and acquire a different character

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