created sense approved 异化/異化 · yìhuà · alienation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
异化 / 異化
yìhuà
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 (literal) → 异/異 · yì · different 化 (literal) → 化 · huà · to change
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created sense approved 异化/異化 · yìhuà · to become different — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
异化 / 異化
yìhuà
to become different
For similar or identical things to gradually become different from one another
异 (literal) → 异/異 · yì · different 化 (literal) → 化 · huà · to change
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created sense approved 异化/異化 · yìhuà · dissimilation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
异化 / 異化
yìhuà
dissimilation
In linguistics, the process where two similar or identical sounds change to become less similar when spoken in succession
异 (literal) → 异/異 · yì · different 化 (literal) → 化 · huà · to change
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