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DESYNONYMIZE

\dɪsˈɪnənˌɪma͡ɪz], \dɪsˈɪnənˌɪma‍ɪz], \d_ɪ_s_ˈɪ_n_ə_n_ˌɪ_m_aɪ_z]\

Definitions of DESYNONYMIZE

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To deprive of synonymous character; to discriminate in use; - applied to words which have been employed as synonyms.

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To deprive of synonymous character; to discriminate in use; - applied to words which have been employed as synonyms.

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By Noah Webster.

Differentiate in sense (synonymous words).

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

See Synonym.
Words at first synonymous must in time shade off into somewhat different meanings, and are said to D.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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