DISSONATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Cause to sound harsh and unpleasant

Synonyms:

disharmonize; dissonate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "dissonate" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

dissonance (disagreeable sounds)

dissonance (the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience)

dissonant (characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved)

Meaning:

Be dissonant or harsh

Example:

The violins in this piece dissonated disturbingly

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "dissonate" is one way to...):

sound (give off a certain sound or sounds)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

dissonant (characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved)