as·sib·i·late ( -s b -l t )tr.v. as·sib·i·lat·ed, as·sib·i·lat·ing, as·sib·i·lates To pronounce with a hissing sound; make sibilant. as·sib i·lation n. |
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| Noun | 1. | assibilation - the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant evolution, development - a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer" |
| 2. | assibilation - pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound pronunciation - the manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation" |
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