Word

dissonate, v.
(dissonated, dissonates, dissonating)

cause to sound harsh and unpleasant
<verb.change>

disharmonize dissonate

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dissonant dissonance dissonance

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

be dissonant or harsh
<verb.perception>

dissonate

sample sentences

"The violins in this piece dissonated disturbingly"

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym