▪ I. † ˈdissonate, a. Obs.
[ad. L. dissonāt-us, pa. pple. of dissonāre.]
= dissonant.
| 1548 Gest Pr. Masse 120 The worshyp and praying to Christ at the masse..is dissonate to the sacred Scripture. 1660 Z. Crofton St. Peter's Bonds abide 34 Not onely different..but also dissonat to his doctrine. 1779–81 Johnson L.P., Cowley Wks. II. 66 His combination of different measures is sometimes dissonate and unpleasing. |
▪ II. ˈdissonate, v. rare.
[f. L. dissonātus (see dissonate a.) and -ate3.]
a. intr. ‘To be dissonant or harsh: said of sounds’ (Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1909). b. trans. To make dissonant.
| 1927 Observer 9 Oct. 14 From Adam de la Hale's sharp (and rising) fourth to Purcell's flat (and dissonating) seventh. 1961 Times 4 July 13/1 The piece is pleasant-sounding..‘dissonated’ by some violin harmonics held over moving chords. |