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as·sib·i·late  (-sb-lt)

tr.v. as·sib·i·lat·ed, as·sib·i·lat·ing, as·sib·i·lates

To pronounce with a hissing sound; make sibilant.

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[ad- + sibilate.]

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as·sibi·lation n.

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assibilate [əˈsɪbɪˌleɪt]

vb Phonetics

1. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) (intr) (of a speech sound) to be changed into a sibilant

2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) (tr) to pronounce (a speech sound) with or as a sibilant

[from Late Latin assībilāre to hiss at, from sībilāre to hiss; see sibilant]

assibilation  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	assibilate - insert a sibilant sound before or after (another sound) sibilate - utter a sibilant
	2.	assibilate - change into a sibilant; "In the syllable /si/, the /s/ sibilates in Japanese" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"