desynonymize
transitive verb
de·synonymize
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Definition of desynonymize
: to deprive of synonymous character : differentiate meanings of (words often used as close synonyms or as interchangeable, as semantics and semasiology)
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Origin and Etymology of desynonymize
de- + synonymize
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