dissimilate
UKUS
Definitions
v.
To make or become unlike; (linguistics) to change one of two similar sounds to make them less alike
（使）变得不同；（语言学）异化（使两个相似音变得不同）
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddis- (apart) + simil (alike) + -ate = 'make not alike,' the opposite of assimilate. In linguistics it names the process where two similar sounds drift apart.
Root sim still carries 56 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
In some dialects the two sounds dissimilate over time.
- 2.
The pressure to dissimilate from a rival group can reshape culture.