Senses
异化/ 異化 alienation
To change into something opposite or foreign to one's original self, often used in philosophy to describe a state where a person's creations become a power that rules over them.
异化/ 異化 to become different
For similar or identical things to gradually become different from one another
异化/ 異化 dissimilation
In linguistics, the process where two similar or identical sounds change to become less similar when spoken in succession