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. |
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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" |
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